Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 439 › Conversation 439-033
Nixon & Sanchez on Ronald L. Ziegler
Wednesday, May 23, 1973 · 1:00 PM–1:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss administrative scheduling matters. The conversation briefly addressed the professional calendar of an unidentified individual, potentially Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. No major policy decisions were reached during this brief, informal encounter.
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NARA Description
On May 23, 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 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 439-33
Date: May 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
President met with Manolo Sanchez.
An unknown person’s [Ronald L. Ziegler?] schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:19 pm.Also recorded on May 23, 1973
- 926-019 12:55 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:00 pm.
- 926-020 12:55 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:00 pm.
- 046-169 1:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 439-032 1:00 PM · 11 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 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 439-034 1:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 926-021 1:00 PM · 59 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:00 pm.
- 046-170 1:19 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:19 pm to 1:20 pm.
- 439-035 1:19 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:19 pm to 1:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 439-033, May 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/439-033 (accessed October 12, 2026).