Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 419 › Conversation 419-024
Nixon & Sanchez on Dictabelt and Rose Mary Woods
Wednesday, March 14, 1973 · 1:30 PM–4:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 32 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to address logistical issues regarding the recording equipment. The discussion centered on technical frustrations concerning the failure to capture a complete recording on a Dictabelt. Consequently, Nixon issued direct instructions for Rose Mary Woods to resolve the matter and manage the recording process moving forward.
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NARA Description
On March 14, 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 1:30 pm and 4:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 419-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 419-24
Date: March 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:30 pm and 4:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Tape on dictabelt
-Instructions for Rose Mary Woods
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:09 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on March 14, 1973
- 037-104 1:30 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 419-025 1:30 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 1:30 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 419-026 1:30 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 419-027 1:30 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 1:30 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 419-028 1:30 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 419-029 1:30 PM · 11 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 1:30 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 419-030 1:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 419-031 1:30 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 1:30 pm and 4:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 419-024, March 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/419-024 (accessed October 5, 2026).