{"conversationCode":"420-018","tapeNumber":420,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-420-018","startDateTime":"1973-03-19T18:38:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-19T19:37:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Mar-1973","startTime":"1:38 PM","endDate":"19-Mar-1973","endTime":"2:37 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","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.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 420-18\n\nDate: March 19, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 1:31 pm and 2:37 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       Weather\n            -Warmer weather\n                -Boat trips on Sequoia\n                      -Dog on trip\n                             -King Timahoe\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 2:37 pm.","filename":["420-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"420-017","nextCode":"420-019","transcript":[{"start":2.31,"end":18.3,"text":"I think when we go out on the boat, we can take the dog, the big dog."},{"start":20.64,"end":27.81,"text":"He likes it pretty good."},{"start":31.69,"end":47.01,"text":"We can play again, sir."},{"start":48.01,"end":49.69,"text":"Oh, he likes it."},{"start":49.87,"end":53.14,"text":"He likes the sequoia very much."},{"start":53.22,"end":55.08,"text":"He likes the sequoia very much."},{"start":55.1,"end":59.37,"text":"He likes the sequoia very much."},{"start":62.82,"end":68.45,"text":"He go up and down and he's a bitch and go all the way down and watch him around."},{"start":68.86,"end":70.02,"text":"He's a bitch."},{"start":70.04,"end":70.3,"text":"He's a bitch."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Presidential yacht","King Timahoe","Sequoia","Personal staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:08:05.756Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","presidential-yacht","king-timahoe","sequoia","personal-staff"],"audioDurationSec":78,"audioFiles":[{"file":"420-018.mp3","bytes":522240,"durationSec":77.96,"bitrate":53590,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:46.739Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:37.287Z","transcriptGapSeconds":31,"transcriptGapShare":0.4,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/420-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/420-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/420/conversation-420-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}