Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 439 › Conversation 439-040
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal valet
Wednesday, May 23, 1973 · 2:15 PM–3:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 25 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to attend to routine personal matters. The conversation centered on the logistical arrangements for daily refreshments and meal choices for the President. No major policy decisions were made, as the exchange remained focused on private, domestic coordination.
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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 2:15 pm and 3:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-040 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 439-40
Date: May 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:15 pm and 3:27 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Refreshment
-Choices
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:27 pm.Also recorded on May 23, 1973
- 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.
- 439-036 1:43 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:43 pm to 2:15 pm.
- 439-037 2:15 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 2:15 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 439-038 2:15 PM · 23 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 2:15 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 439-039 2:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 046-171 3:27 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm.
- 439-041 3:27 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 439-040, 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/439-040 (accessed October 12, 2026).