Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 419 › Conversation 419-002

Nixon & Sanchez on administrative coordination

Monday, March 12, 1973 · 12:46 PM–1:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation419-002 on Tape 419StartMonday, March 12, 1973 at 12:46 PMEndMonday, March 12, 1973 at 1:16 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 419-002 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss administrative matters regarding the President's daily schedule. The brief exchange primarily focused on coordinating an upcoming telephone call. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this routine operational interaction.

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On March 12, 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 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 419-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 419-2

Date: March 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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       President’s schedule
             -Telephone call

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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                               Conversation No. 419-2 (cont’d)

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:16 pm.
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  • 419-001 12:46 PM · 9 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 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
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Conversation 419-002, March 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/419-002 (accessed October 5, 2026).