Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 419 › Conversation 419-035
Nixon & Sanchez
Wednesday, March 14, 1973 · 5:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to briefly discuss scheduling logistics. The conversation was abruptly cut off shortly after the President noted that a return to a specific location or activity would not be possible. No further substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.
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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 5:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 419-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 419-35
Date: March 14, 1973
Time: 5:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President’s schedule [?]
The conversation was cut off at 5:40 pm.Also recorded on March 14, 1973
- 037-105 4:09 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:09 pm to 4:10 pm.
- 419-032 4:09 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:09 pm to 4:10 pm.
- 037-106 4:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 037-107 4:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 419-033 4:10 PM · 14 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 4:10 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 037-108 4:25 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 4:25 pm to 4:26 pm.
- 419-034 4:25 PM · 1 hr 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, John W. Dean, III, Manolo Sanchez, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:25 pm to 5:40 pm.
- 037-109 4:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:34 pm to 4:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 419-035, 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/419-035 (accessed October 5, 2026).