Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 417 › Conversation 417-011

Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and refreshments

Monday, March 5, 1973 · 3:34 PM–4:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Sanchez, Manolo; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Sanchez, ManoloConversation417-011 on Tape 417StartMonday, March 5, 1973 at 3:34 PMEndMonday, March 5, 1973 at 4:44 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 417-011 ↗

President Nixon met with an unknown individual and his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction primarily concerned the provision of refreshments. No significant policy developments or substantive political discussions were recorded during this encounter.

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On March 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 417-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 417-11

Date: March 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       An unknown person’s location

       Refreshment
[End of telephone conversation]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 417-24 (cont’d)

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:34 pm.

       Acknowledgement of something [?]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:44 pm.
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  • 037-057 3:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:33 pm to 3:34 pm.
  • 417-008 3:33 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:33 pm.
  • 417-009 3:33 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:33 pm to 3:34 pm.
  • 037-058 3:34 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 417-010 3:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 417-012 3:34 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 417-013 3:34 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.

Conversation 417-011, 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/417-011 (accessed October 6, 2026).