Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 430 › Conversation 430-041
Nixon & Sanchez on Lincoln Sitting Room
Wednesday, April 25, 1973 · 8:23 PM–8:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss administrative details regarding the President's schedule. Their brief exchange focused on arrangements for the Lincoln Sitting Room and the provision of cigars. No major policy developments occurred before the recording was terminated.
- Presidential schedule
- Manolo Sanchez
- Lincoln Sitting Room
- White House operations
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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 8:23 pm and 8:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 430-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 430-041
Date: April 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:23 pm and 8:41 pm
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]
President’s schedule
-Lincoln sitting room
-Cigars
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The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 8:41 pm.Also recorded on April 26, 1973
- 038-157 7:46 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:46 pm to 7:53 pm.
- 038-158 7:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:20 pm.
- 430-037 7:53 PM · 36 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 7:53 pm and 8:20 pm.
- 430-038 7:53 PM · 15 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 7:53 pm and 8:20 pm.
- 038-159 8:20 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 8:20 pm to 8:23 pm.
- 430-039 8:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:20 pm to 8:23 pm.
- 038-160 8:23 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:23 pm and 9:07 pm.
- 430-040 8:23 PM · 1 min — 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 8:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 430-041, April 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/430-041 (accessed October 5, 2026).