Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 435 › Conversation 435-043
Nixon & Sanchez on Raymond K. Price, Jr. and Presidential administration
Monday, May 14, 1973 · 7:01 PM–7:06 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 25 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate administrative tasks. The primary focus of the brief interaction was the delivery of the President’s briefcase to the office of speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. Sanchez successfully carried out these instructions before departing the office.
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NARA Description
On May 14, 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 7:01 pm and 7:06 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 435-043 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 435-43
Date: May 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:01 pm and 7:06 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Instructions
-Delivery of something to Raymond K. Price, Jr.’s office
-President’s briefcase
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:06 pm.Also recorded on May 14, 1973
- 435-041 6:45 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 6:45 pm and 6:57 pm.
- 435-042 6:57 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:57 pm to 7:01 pm.
- 046-032 7:12 PM · 59 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 7:12 pm to 7:13 pm.
- 046-033 7:19 PM · 2 min — Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:19 pm and 7:26 pm.
- 046-034 7:27 PM · 44 sec — Ronald L. Ziegler and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm.
- 046-035 7:27 PM · 2 min — Leonard Garment and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm.
- 046-036 7:27 PM · 11 sec — Ronald L. Ziegler and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm.
- 046-037 7:27 PM · 2 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 435-043, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/435-043 (accessed October 1, 2026).