Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 420 › Conversation 420-016

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal valet

Monday, March 19, 1973 · 12:35 PM–1:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation420-016 on Tape 420StartMonday, March 19, 1973 at 12:35 PMEndMonday, March 19, 1973 at 1:28 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 420-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, informal encounter. The session was primarily restricted to the provision of refreshments, and no significant policy discussions or official administrative decisions were recorded during this segment.

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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 420-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 420-16

Date: March 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Refreshment

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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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.
  • 420-012 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.
  • 420-013 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 420-016, 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/420-016 (accessed October 5, 2026).