Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 417 › Conversation 417-001
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal Staff
Monday, March 5, 1973 · 2:16 PM–2:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss personal administrative details. The brief exchange focused primarily on scheduling matters and logistical coordination. No major policy decisions or political developments were recorded during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On March 5, 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 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 417-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 417-1
Date: March 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez; the recording began at an unknown time while the
conversation was in progress.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Schedule
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:55 pm.Also recorded on March 5, 1973
- 416-030 2:16 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm.
- 416-031 2:16 PM · 18 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 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm.
- 416-032 2:16 PM · 46 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 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm.
- 417-002 2:16 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm.
- 417-003 2:55 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:55 pm to 3:25 pm.
- 417-004 3:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm.
- 417-005 3:25 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:25 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 037-052 3:26 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 417-001, March 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/417-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).