Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 439 › Conversation 439-012
Nixon & Sanchez on Watergate scandal and Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Monday, May 21, 1973 · 1:10 PM–3:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to facilitate logistical arrangements regarding the President’s daily schedule. During the brief interaction, Nixon provided instructions to contact the secretary of Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to coordinate the delivery of a draft statement concerning the Watergate scandal. The primary objective of the meeting was to ensure that the document was prepared and ready for the President's review by his three o'clock appointment.
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NARA Description
On May 21, 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 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 439-12
Date: May 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President’s schedule
-Telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s secretary
-Draft of President’s Watergate statement
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:23 pm.Also recorded on May 21, 1973
- 046-126 11:51 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 12:34 pm.
- 046-128 12:34 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:34 pm to 12:35 pm.
- 439-009 12:34 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:34 pm to 12:35 pm.
- 439-010 12:35 PM · 32 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 12:35 pm and 12:40 pm.
- 439-011 12:40 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:40 pm to 1:10 pm.
- 439-013 1:10 PM · 32 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 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 439-015 1:10 PM · 10 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 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 439-016 1:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 439-012, May 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/439-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).