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Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Daily routine

Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 2:00 PM–3:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation445-017 on Tape 445StartWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 2:00 PMEndWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 3:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 445-017 ↗

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate the logistics of his late-afternoon schedule and evening plans. The discussion primarily focused on confirming the timing for a scheduled dinner and reviewing the President's personal agenda for the remainder of the day. No substantive policy decisions were made during this brief administrative exchange regarding the President's daily routine.

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Dinner tonight, Manolo.
One nine o'clock.
We can play a little state, maybe.
We can play a state, or we can play a crowd state.
We can play a state, or we can play a crowd state.
Hour two o'clock now.
Here it goes.
Three o'clock.
No, three o'clock.
No, no.
Before that.
Five minutes.
Three o'clock.

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 2:00 pm and 3:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 445-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 445-17

Date: June 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:00 pm and 3:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       President’s schedule
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 445-17 (cont’d)

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       President’s schedule
              -Dinner
                      -Menu

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       President’s schedule
              -Afternoon appointment

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:20 pm.
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  • 445-014 1:50 PM · 16 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 1:50 pm and 1:55 pm.
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  • 445-015 1:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:55 pm to 1:57 pm.
  • 040-075 1:59 PM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:59 pm to 2:00 pm.
  • 445-016 1:59 PM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:59 pm to 2:00 pm.
  • 040-076 2:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 3:20 pm.
  • 445-018 2:00 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 3:20 pm.

Conversation 445-017, 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/445-017 (accessed October 9, 2026).