Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 434 › Conversation 434-017
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal logistics
Friday, May 11, 1973 · 2:47 PM–2:51 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 29 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss personal scheduling and logistics regarding an upcoming dinner. The brief exchange primarily concerned the availability of a venue and the President's need for a rest period. No significant policy decisions were made during this informal interaction.
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NARA Description
On May 11, 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 2:47 pm and 2:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 434-17
Date: May 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 2:51 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Dinner
President’s schedule
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 434-9 (cont’d)
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:51 pm.Also recorded on May 11, 1973
- 046-007 2:42 PM · 2 min — Rose Mary Woods, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:42 pm to 2:43 pm.
- 046-008 2:43 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 434-018 2:47 PM · 10 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 2:47 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 046-009 2:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:51 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 434-019 2:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 046-010 2:53 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 434-021 2:53 PM · 11 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 434-022 2:53 PM · 26 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 434-017, May 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/434-017 (accessed October 5, 2026).