Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 426 › Conversation 426-015

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and personal assistance

Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 5:32 PM–5:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation426-015 on Tape 426StartThursday, March 29, 1973 at 5:32 PMEndThursday, March 29, 1973 at 5:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 426-015 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to attend to personal matters. The discussion centered on the provision of refreshments for the President. No significant policy decisions or political developments were recorded during this brief encounter.

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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 5:32 pm and 5:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 426-015 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 426-15

Date: March 29, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:32 pm and 5:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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       Refreshments

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Manolo Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:35 pm.
  • 044-077 5:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:32 pm.
  • 426-013 5:32 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:32 pm.
  • 426-014 5:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 044-078 5:35 PM · 8 min — John D. Ehrlichman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
  • 044-079 5:35 PM — John D. Ehrlichman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
  • 044-080 5:35 PM — John D. Ehrlichman and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
  • 426-016 5:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
  • 426-017 5:35 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.

Conversation 426-015, March 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/426-015 (accessed October 1, 2026).