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Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential yacht and King Timahoe

Monday, March 19, 1973 · 1:38 PM–2:37 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation420-018 on Tape 420StartMonday, March 19, 1973 at 1:38 PMEndMonday, March 19, 1973 at 2:37 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 420-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss personal plans for upcoming leisure activities aboard the presidential yacht, the Sequoia. The conversation focused on the logistics of bringing the President's dog, King Timahoe, on these excursions and the animal's behavior during past boat trips. No major policy decisions were made, as the interaction was strictly informal and centered on routine household and pet management.

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I think when we go out on the boat, we can take the dog, the big dog.
He likes it pretty good.
We can play again, sir.
Oh, he likes it.
He likes the sequoia very much.
He likes the sequoia very much.
He likes the sequoia very much.
He go up and down and he's a bitch and go all the way down and watch him around.
He's a bitch.
He's a bitch.

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 1:38 pm and 2:37 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 420-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 420-18

Date: March 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:31 pm and 2:37 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Weather
            -Warmer weather
                -Boat trips on Sequoia
                      -Dog on trip
                             -King Timahoe

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:37 pm.

Also recorded on March 19, 1973

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 420-019 1:38 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:37 pm.
  • 420-025 1:38 PM · 45 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 1:38 pm and 2:37 pm.
  • 420-020 2:37 PM · 2 hr 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:37 pm to 4:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 420-018, 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/420-018 (accessed October 5, 2026).