Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 439 › Conversation 439-013
Nixon & Sanchez on President's schedule and White House administration
Monday, May 21, 1973 · 1:10 PM–3:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 32 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss the President's upcoming schedule. The conversation served as a brief administrative coordination regarding Nixon's daily activities. No major policy developments or significant political decisions were recorded during this session.
- President's schedule
- Manolo Sanchez
- White House administration
- Daily activities
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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 439-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 439-13
Date: May 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
President’s schedule
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation 439-13 (cont’d)
Instructions
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:23 pm.
[The conversation marked 439-14 appears at the end of the tape and does not occur at this point
in time.]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.
- 439-012 1:10 PM · 21 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 439-013, 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/439-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).