Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 433 › Conversation 433-078

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential routine

Tuesday, May 8, 1973 · 7:42 PM–8:01 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation433-078 on Tape 433StartTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 7:42 PMEndTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 8:01 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 433-078 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Executive Office Building for a brief evening session. The discussion focused on routine personal assistance and the provision of refreshments. No significant political or policy decisions were documented during this brief interaction.

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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 7:42 pm and 8:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-078 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 433-78

Date: May 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:42 pm and 8:01 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
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     Refreshment [?]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:01 pm.
  • 433-073 6:59 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:59 pm to 7:37 pm.
  • 433-074 7:37 PM · 10 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 7:37 pm and 7:41 pm.
  • 433-075 7:37 PM · 9 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 7:37 pm and 7:41 pm.
  • 913-009 7:37 PM · 42 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 045-160 7:41 PM · 55 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 7:41 pm to 7:42 pm.
  • 433-076 7:41 PM · 54 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:41 pm to 7:42 pm.
  • 433-077 7:42 PM · 16 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 7:42 pm and 8:01 pm.
  • 433-079 7:42 PM · 15 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 7:42 pm and 8:01 pm.

Conversation 433-078, 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/433-078 (accessed October 5, 2026).