Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 433 › Conversation 433-068
Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Valet services
Tuesday, May 8, 1973 · 4:27 PM–6:51 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss the President's upcoming schedule. The brief interaction focused on logistical coordination and the maintenance of the President's daily calendar. No major policy decisions or significant historical developments resulted from this routine exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 8, 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 4:27 pm and 6:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-068 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 433-68
Date: May 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:27 pm and 6:51 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President’s schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:51 pm.Also recorded on May 8, 1973
- 045-158 2:54 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:54 pm.
- 433-067 3:00 PM · 1 hr 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 4:27 pm.
- 433-089 4:27 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:27 pm and 6:51 pm.
- 913-001 4:31 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:31 pm and 5:16 pm.
- 913-002 5:16 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:16 pm.
- 913-003 5:16 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:16 pm to 5:42 pm.
- 913-004 5:42 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:42 pm and 5:46 pm.
- 913-005 5:46 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert P. Griffin, Vance Hartke, Howard H. Baker, Jr., J. Glenn Beall, Jr., Howard W. Cannon, Frank E. Moss, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, White House photographer, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:46 pm to 6:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 433-068, May 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/433-068 (accessed October 5, 2026).