Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 416 › Conversation 416-044
Nixon & Sanchez on Thomas Hart and White House logistics
Saturday, March 17, 1973 · 2:10 PM–3:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss administrative matters. The conversation included logistical coordination regarding the President's schedule, specifically addressing an upcoming meeting with Thomas Hart. No further significant policy developments were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 416-44
Date: March 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:10 pm and 3:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President's schedule
-Meeting with Thomas Hart
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:05 pm.Also recorded on March 17, 1973
- 037-139 1:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 037-140 1:42 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills talked on the telephone from 1:42 pm to 1:52 pm.
- 416-045 2:10 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 882-013 2:10 PM · 19 sec — unknown person(s) and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:37 pm.
- 037-141 3:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm.
- 416-046 3:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm.
- 416-047 3:05 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm.
- 416-048 3:05 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 416-044, March 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/416-044 (accessed October 12, 2026).