Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 437 › Conversation 437-013
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential routine
Friday, May 18, 1973 · 2:55 PM–2:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on the provision of refreshments for the President. No further policy or administrative developments were recorded during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On May 18, 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 2:55 pm and 2:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 437-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 437-13
Date: May 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:55 pm and 2:59 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 437-13 (cont’d)
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Refreshment
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:59 pm.Also recorded on May 18, 1973
- 437-012 1:55 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:55 pm to 2:55 pm.
- 437-014 2:59 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:59 pm to 3:00 pm.
- 437-015 3:00 PM · 30 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 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 437-016 3:00 PM · 27 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 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 437-017 3:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 437-018 3:00 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 437-019 3:35 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 4:34 pm.
- 046-114 4:34 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 5:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 437-013, May 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/437-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).