{"conversationCode":"437-015","tapeNumber":437,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-437-015","startDateTime":"1973-05-18T19:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-18T19:35:00.000Z","startDate":"18-May-1973","startTime":"3:00 PM","endDate":"18-May-1973","endTime":"3:35 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","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 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 437-015 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. 437-15\n\nDate: May 18, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\f                                               -24-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                            Conversation No. 437-15 (cont’d)\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Travel\n                      -Clothing\n                             -Raincoat\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 3:35 pm.","filename":["437-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"437-014","nextCode":"437-016","transcript":[{"start":9.16,"end":15.41,"text":"Yeah, I may be left in there."},{"start":15.43,"end":17.74,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":17.76,"end":20.22,"text":"It's okay, I don't need it."},{"start":20.24,"end":21.56,"text":"I'm sorry, leave it there."},{"start":21.58,"end":21.95,"text":"We don't need it."},{"start":21.96,"end":23.15,"text":"I got it."},{"start":23.21,"end":23.93,"text":"They bring it home."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss logistics regarding his upcoming travel schedule. The brief conversation focused on the management of the President's personal belongings, specifically the handling of a raincoat. No major policy decisions were made during this exchange, as the dialogue was limited to minor administrative arrangements.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Travel logistics","White House staff","Personal effects","Manolo Sanchez"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:06:39.995Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","travel-logistics","white-house-staff","personal-effects","manolo-sanchez"],"audioDurationSec":30,"audioFiles":[{"file":"437-015.mp3","bytes":964608,"durationSec":30,"bitrate":257228,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.739Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:40.398Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/437-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/437-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/437/conversation-437-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}