Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 431 › Conversation 431-010
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal Staff and White House Routine
Thursday, April 26, 1973 · 9:03 PM–9:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 43 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, discuss the specific preparation of an egg for a meal. The brief exchange centers on clarifying a previous instruction regarding the food request to ensure it is served to the President's preference. No broader political or administrative developments occur during this personal interaction.
- Personal Staff
- White House Routine
- Manolo Sanchez
- Presidential Daily Life
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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 9:03 pm and 9:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 431-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 431-010
Conversation No. 431-010
Date: April 26, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:03 pm and 9:47 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]
Refreshment
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/05/2017.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personable Returnable]
[431-010-w001]
[Duration: 25s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:47 pm.Also recorded on April 27, 1973
- 045-025 7:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry E. Petersen talked on the telephone from 7:12 pm to 7:14 pm.
- 045-026 7:14 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:14 pm and 7:44 pm.
- 045-027 7:44 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard G. Kleindienst, and Henry E. Petersen talked on the telephone from 7:44 pm to 8:02 pm.
- 045-028 9:47 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:47 pm and 9:57 pm.
- 045-029 9:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:57 pm to 9:59 pm.
- 045-030 10:02 PM · 15 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 10:02 pm.
- 045-031 10:02 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:02 pm and 10:07 pm.
- 045-032 10:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:07 pm to 10:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 431-010, April 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/431-010 (accessed October 5, 2026).