Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 432 › Conversation 432-011

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Personnel matters

Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 12:33 PM–12:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation432-011 on Tape 432StartWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 12:33 PMEndWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 12:48 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 432-011 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. While the specific nature of their discussion remains classified or redacted due to personal privacy concerns, the interaction involved routine personnel engagement. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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On May 2, 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 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 432-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 432-11

Date: May 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:48 pm.
  • 045-139 12:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:11 pm.
  • 045-141 12:33 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 432-009 12:33 PM · 20 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 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 432-010 12:33 PM · 9 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 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 432-012 12:33 PM · 7 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 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 432-013 12:33 PM · 8 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 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 045-142 12:48 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 12:48 pm to 12:49 pm.
  • 432-014 12:48 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:49 pm.

Conversation 432-011, May 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/432-011 (accessed October 5, 2026).