Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-016

Nixon & Sanchez on personal staff and daily routine

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 4:46 PM–5:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation440-016 on Tape 440StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 4:46 PMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 5:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 440-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction was limited to the delivery and consumption of refreshments. No significant policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On May 22, 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 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 440-16

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Refreshment

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:10 pm.
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 440-016, May 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).