{"conversationCode":"434-005","tapeNumber":434,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-434-005","startDateTime":"1973-05-09T22:17:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-09T22:35:00.000Z","startDate":"9-May-1973","startTime":"6:17 PM","endDate":"9-May-1973","endTime":"6:35 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On May 9, 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 6:17 pm and 6:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-005 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 434-5\n\nDate: May 9, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 6:17 pm and 6:35 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Alarm clock\n              -Sleeping\n                      -Duration\n              -Time of day\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 6:35 pm.\n\f                                             -4-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["434-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"434-004","nextCode":"434-006","transcript":[{"start":18.09,"end":28.09,"text":"How do you feel like you said it?"},{"start":28.11,"end":28.5,"text":"Oh, well, uh, good."},{"start":28.52,"end":31.02,"text":"I need to set the date, or set the date, date of lockdown, I guess."},{"start":31.04,"end":31.28,"text":"Don't worry."},{"start":31.3,"end":31.7,"text":"Yeah, that'll do it."},{"start":31.73,"end":32.37,"text":"I can go to sleep when I'm good."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss personal administrative matters concerning his daily schedule and sleep habits. The conversation focused on the logistics of the President’s alarm clock and setting appropriate times for his rest. The brief exchange reflects the routine coordination between Nixon and his personal staff regarding the President's sleep duration and daily time management.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Manolo Sanchez","sleep patterns","daily routine","White House staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:56:52.714Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","manolo-sanchez","sleep-patterns","daily-routine","white-house-staff"],"audioDurationSec":37,"audioFiles":[{"file":"434-005.mp3","bytes":1193984,"durationSec":37.2,"bitrate":256770,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.738Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:39.852Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/434-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/434-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/434/conversation-434-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}