Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 420 › Conversation 420-012
Nixon & Sanchez on personal staff
Monday, March 19, 1973 · 12:35 PM–1:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss personal administrative matters and the President’s daily schedule. The brief interaction focused on logistical arrangements for the President's upcoming agenda. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this encounter.
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NARA Description
On March 19, 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 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 420-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 420-12
Date: March 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President’s Schedule [?]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:28 pm.Also recorded on March 19, 1973
- 883-006 12:34 PM · 53 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 037-153 12:35 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 420-013 12:35 PM · 10 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 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 420-014 12:35 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 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 420-015 12:35 PM · 8 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 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 420-016 12:35 PM · 12 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 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 037-154 1:28 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:28 pm to 1:31 pm.
- 420-017 1:28 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:28 pm to 1:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 420-012, March 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/420-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).