Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 428 › Conversation 428-021

Nixon & Sanchez on Daily routine and White House staff

Saturday, April 14, 1973 · 12:54 PM–4:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 40 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation428-021 on Tape 428StartSaturday, April 14, 1973 at 12:54 PMEndSaturday, April 14, 1973 at 4:58 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 428-021 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate his personal schedule. The discussion focused primarily on logistical arrangements for the President’s afternoon, specifically confirming plans for his lunch and a nap. No significant political or policy decisions were reached during this brief administrative interaction.

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Yes, sir.
after I recorded it.

On April 14, 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 12:54 pm and 4:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 428-021 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 428-21

Date: April 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:54 pm and 1:52 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

     President’s schedule
           -Lunch
           -Nap

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:58 pm.
  • 038-026 12:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:53 pm.
  • 038-027 12:53 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:53 pm to 12:54 pm.
  • 428-020 12:53 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:53 pm to 12:54 pm.
  • 428-022 12:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 4:58 pm.
  • 428-023 12:54 PM · 32 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 12:54 pm and 4:58 pm.
  • 428-024 12:54 PM · 19 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 12:54 pm and 4:58 pm.
  • 428-025 12:54 PM · 55 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 12:54 pm and 4:58 pm.
  • 428-026 12:54 PM · 19 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 12:54 pm and 4:58 pm.

Conversation 428-021, April 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/428-021 (accessed October 5, 2026).