Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-051
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential routine
Thursday, May 24, 1973 · 5:10 PM–5:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, informal encounter. The session was limited to the provision of refreshments, with no substantive policy or administrative discussions recorded. Sanchez departed shortly after attending to these personal services.
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NARA Description
On May 24, 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 5:10 pm and 5:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-051 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 440-51
Date: May 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 5:39 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 5:39 pm.Also recorded on May 24, 1973
- 039-007 4:52 PM · 21 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 4:52 pm.
- 039-008 4:52 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 039-009 5:05 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:05 pm to 5:08 pm.
- 440-047 5:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:05 pm to 5:08 pm.
- 039-010 5:09 PM · 33 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:09 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 440-048 5:09 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:09 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 440-049 5:10 PM · 9 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 5:10 pm and 5:39 pm.
- 440-050 5:10 PM · 20 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 5:10 pm and 5:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 440-051, May 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-051 (accessed October 12, 2026).