Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-053
Nixon & Sanchez on Valet services
Thursday, May 24, 1973 · 5:41 PM–6:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to handle routine administrative matters. The discussion centered on logistics regarding the President’s upcoming schedule and movements to the residence, as well as the handling of his briefcase. The interaction concluded with brief, mundane exchanges concerning the weather, reflecting the informal nature of their professional relationship.
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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 5:41 pm and 6:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-053 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 440-53
Date: May 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:41 pm and 6:28 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President’s schedule
-Residence
Briefcase
Weather
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:28 pm.Also recorded on May 24, 1973
- 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.
- 440-051 5:10 PM · 16 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.
- 039-011 5:39 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 5:39 pm to 5:41 pm.
- 440-052 5:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:39 pm to 5:41 pm.
- 440-066 5:41 PM · 11 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 5:41 pm and 6:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 440-053, 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/440-053 (accessed October 12, 2026).