Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 425 › Conversation 425-049
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal correspondence
Monday, April 9, 1973 · 8:23 PM–9:01 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, personal interaction. The discussion primarily consisted of an expression of gratitude from the President and a subsequent request directed toward Sanchez. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief segment.
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NARA Description
On April 9, 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 8:23 pm and 9:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 425-049 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 425-49
Date: April 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:23 pm and 9:01 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Expression of thanks [?]
Request [?]
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:01 pm.Also recorded on April 10, 1973
- 425-046 7:48 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and David C. Hoopes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:48 pm to 7:50 pm.
- 044-115 7:55 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:55 pm to 8:07 pm.
- 425-047 7:55 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:55 pm to 8:07 pm.
- 044-116 8:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:07 pm and 8:21 pm.
- 044-117 8:21 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:21 pm to 8:23 pm.
- 425-048 8:21 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:21 pm to 8:23 pm.
- 044-118 8:23 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:23 pm and 9:01 pm.
- 044-119 9:01 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:01 pm and 9:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 425-049, April 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/425-049 (accessed October 5, 2026).