Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 431 › Conversation 431-005
Nixon & Sanchez on White House administration and Daily operations
Thursday, April 26, 1973 · 3:00 PM–3:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 38 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct a brief check-in regarding the day's operations. The discussion focused on the President's schedule, including the status of pending telephone calls and the provision of refreshments. No significant policy decisions were made during this routine administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On April 26, 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 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 431-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 431-005
Date: April 26, 1973
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Time: Unknown between 3:00 pm and 3:35 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
-Telephone calls
-Refreshments
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:35 pm.Also recorded on April 26, 1973
- 045-008 1:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 1:15 pm to 1:17 pm.
- 431-004 1:17 PM · 41 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 1:17 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 431-006 3:00 PM · 25 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 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 431-007 3:35 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 3:43 pm.
- 045-009 3:52 PM · 13 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:52 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 431-008 3:52 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:52 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 045-010 3:59 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 4:50 pm.
- 431-009 3:59 PM · 4 hr 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Richard G. Kleindienst, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry E. Petersen, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:59 pm to 9:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 431-005, 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/431-005 (accessed October 5, 2026).