Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 417 › Conversation 417-019
Nixon & Sanchez on White House domestic operations
Wednesday, March 7, 1973 · 12:24 PM–2:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss various domestic and logistical arrangements within the Executive Office Building. The conversation touched upon routine household details, including decor, food preferences, and the scheduling of workdays. Additionally, the pair addressed specific preparations for a State Department luncheon, including a request for three bottles of red wine.
- Manolo Sanchez
- White House domestic operations
- State Department luncheon
- Presidential scheduling
- Household management
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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 417-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 417-19
Date: March 7, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
House
-Walls
-Painting
Salt and pepper
Sanchez’s schedule
-Workdays
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 417-24 (cont’d)
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/11/2019.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[417-019-w001]
[Duration: 11s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Food
-The President’s approval
-Salmon [?]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/11/2019.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[417-019-w002]
[Duration: 2m 10s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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The President’s schedule
-Tan item [?]
-State Department luncheon
-Red wine
-Request for three bottles
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 417-24 (cont’d)
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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.
- 417-018 12:24 PM · 25 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.
- 417-020 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 417-019, 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/417-019 (accessed October 5, 2026).