{"conversationCode":"439-015","tapeNumber":439,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-439-015","startDateTime":"1973-05-21T17:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-21T19:23:00.000Z","startDate":"21-May-1973","startTime":"1:10 PM","endDate":"21-May-1973","endTime":"3:23 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","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 439-015 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. 439-15\n\nDate: May 21, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nPresident met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       Refreshment [?]\n\n[End of segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 3:23 pm.\n\f                                               -11-\n\n                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["439-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"439-014","nextCode":"439-016","transcript":[{"start":0.27,"end":4.24,"text":"You've got to shut up."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, informal interaction involving refreshments. During this exchange, the President abruptly directed Sanchez to remain silent. The meeting concluded shortly thereafter with Sanchez’s departure.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","White House staff","Presidential valet","Personal assistance"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:12:33.930Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","white-house-staff","presidential-valet","personal-assistance"],"audioDurationSec":10,"audioFiles":[{"file":"439-015.mp3","bytes":331776,"durationSec":10.25,"bitrate":258862,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.739Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:40.768Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/439-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/439-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/439/conversation-439-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}