Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 421 › Conversation 421-001
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and personal matters
Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 1:21 PM–2:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 55 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation was informal and focused primarily on mundane personal matters, specifically concerning the weather and refreshments. No significant policy decisions or political developments were recorded during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On March 21, 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 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 421-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 421-1
Date: March 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Weather
Refreshment
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:23 pm.Also recorded on March 21, 1973
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- 886-017 1:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:06 pm.
- 886-018 1:06 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:06 pm to 1:20 pm.
- 037-183 1:21 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
- 421-002 1:21 PM · 15 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 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
- 886-019 1:21 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 886-020 1:21 PM · 13 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 421-001, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/421-001 (accessed October 5, 2026).