Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 424 › Conversation 424-021
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Oval Office
Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 9:55 PM–10:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to provide specific instructions regarding the retrieval of a pen from the Oval Office. This brief interaction focused on logistical administrative tasks within the White House workspace. No major policy developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 29, 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 9:55 pm and 10:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 424-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 424-21
Date: March 29, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:55 am and 10:43 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President’s instructions
-Pen
-Oval Office
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:43 am.Also recorded on March 30, 1973
- 044-087 9:41 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:41 pm and 9:49 pm.
- 424-020 9:45 PM · 1 min — 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 9:45 pm and 9:55 pm.
- 044-088 9:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:49 pm and 9:50 pm.
- 044-089 9:51 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:51 pm.
- 044-090 9:51 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at 9:51 pm.
- 424-022 9:55 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:55 pm and 10:43 pm.
- 424-023 9:55 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 9:55 pm and 10:43 pm.
- 424-024 9:55 PM · 10 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 9:55 pm and 10:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 424-021, March 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/424-021 (accessed October 1, 2026).