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Nixon & Sanchez on White House domestic staff and Personal affairs

Friday, March 16, 1973 · 1:38 PM–2:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 56 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation420-003 on Tape 420StartFriday, March 16, 1973 at 1:38 PMEndFriday, March 16, 1973 at 2:45 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 420-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss miscellaneous personal matters and household logistics within the Executive Office Building. Their brief exchange included remarks regarding the current snowy weather and mentions of the Lincoln Committee. The conversation remained informal and did not result in any significant policy decisions or official government action.

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Thank you, sir.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you, sir.
You know, there's two or three on the page.
Over at the Lincoln Committee, that's where I was there.

NARA Description

On March 16, 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 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 420-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 420-3

Date: March 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Weather
            -Snow

       Tapes
               -Bedroom

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:45 pm.
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  • 420-004 1:38 PM · 9 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 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 420-003, March 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/420-003 (accessed October 5, 2026).