Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 417 › Conversation 417-018
Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Personal valet
Wednesday, March 7, 1973 · 12:24 PM–2:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 25 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to handle routine administrative duties. The discussion focused primarily on the President's personal schedule and the coordination of a food order. The meeting concluded without any significant policy developments, serving as a brief interaction regarding the President's daily logistics.
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NARA Description
On March 7, 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 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 417-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 417-18
Date: March 7, 1973
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 417-24 (cont’d)
Time: Unknown between 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Schedule
-Food order
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:31 pm.Also recorded on March 7, 1973
- 871-011 12:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:24 pm.
- 871-012 12:20 PM · 1 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:20 pm on March 7, 1973 and 9:51 am on March 8, 1973.
- 417-017 12:24 PM · 3 min — 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 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 417-019 12:24 PM · 4 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 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 417-020 12:24 PM · 15 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 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 417-021 12:24 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 417-022 12:24 PM · 10 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 12:24 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 417-023 12:24 PM · 10 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 12:24 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 417-018, March 7, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/417-018 (accessed October 5, 2026).