Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 428 › Conversation 428-006

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet

Thursday, April 12, 1973 · 1:21 PM–2:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation428-006 on Tape 428StartThursday, April 12, 1973 at 1:21 PMEndThursday, April 12, 1973 at 2:23 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 428-006 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Old Executive Office Building. The brief discussion primarily focused on current weather conditions, specifically noting a snowfall. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were recorded during this exchange.

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Good morning.
Good morning.

On April 12, 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 428-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 428-6

Date: April 12, 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
          -Snow

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left before 2:23 pm.
  • 044-153 1:20 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:21 pm.
  • 428-002 1:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:20 pm.
  • 428-003 1:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:20 pm.
  • 428-004 1:20 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:20 pm to 1:21 pm.
  • 044-154 1:21 PM · 5 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.
  • 428-005 1:21 PM · 23 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.
  • 428-007 1:21 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 428-008 1:21 PM · 7 sec — 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.

Conversation 428-006, April 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/428-006 (accessed October 5, 2026).