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Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal time

Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 1:39 PM–1:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 41 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation445-009 on Tape 445StartWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 1:39 PMEndWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 1:41 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 445-009 ↗

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate personal refreshments and review his demanding daily schedule. They discussed upcoming logistics, including a cabinet meeting and an evening program in Manila, as well as the President’s need for rest. The conversation centered on managing the President's personal needs amidst a busy professional agenda.

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I'd like another one.
No, I just need to get on a sack.
I have a hard day.
And tonight in Manila, I have a program at 8.30.

On June 13, 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 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 445-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 445-9

Date: June 13, 1973
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 445-9 (cont’d)

Time: Unknown between 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       Refreshment

       President’s schedule
              -Program
              -Cabinet meeting
              -Dinner
                      -Executive Office Building
                      -Food order

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:41 pm.
  • 040-069 1:39 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:39 pm.
  • 040-070 1:39 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm.
  • 445-008 1:39 PM · 18 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 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm.
  • 445-010 1:39 PM · 9 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 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm.
  • 040-071 1:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:41 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 445-011 1:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:41 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 040-072 1:46 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 445-012 1:46 PM · 12 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 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.

Conversation 445-009, June 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/445-009 (accessed October 9, 2026).