Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 430 › Conversation 430-003
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal valet and White House staff
Wednesday, April 25, 1973 · 10:58 AM–11:06 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate routine personal requests and administrative tasks within the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily focused on securing tobacco supplies and organizing a food order for the President and his top aides, John D. Ehrlichman and H. R. Haldeman. This brief interaction reflects the daily support operations required to maintain the President’s workflow and personal comfort.
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NARA Description
On April 25, 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 10:58 am and 11:06 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 430-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 430-003
Date: April 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:58 am and 11:06 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Tobacco
Food order
-John D. Ehrlichman and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:06 am.Also recorded on April 25, 1973
- 430-001 10:51 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:51 am to 10:58 am.
- 430-002 10:58 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:06 am.
- 038-138 11:06 AM · 32 sec — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 1:51 pm.
- 038-139 11:06 AM · 1 min — John D. Ehrlichman and Geoffrey C. Shepard talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 1:51 pm.
- 038-140 11:06 AM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 1:51 pm.
- 038-141 11:06 AM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, President Richard M. Nixon, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 1:51 pm.
- 038-143 11:06 AM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 1:51 pm.
- 430-004 11:06 AM · 2 hr 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, Geoffrey C. Shepard, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:06 am to 1:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 430-003, April 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/430-003 (accessed October 5, 2026).