Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 220 › Conversation 220-009
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Edward R. F. Cox
Saturday, October 14, 1972 · 7:17 PM–9:16 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to discuss logistical arrangements and the personal schedule of Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward R. F. Cox. The discussion focused on coordinating the departure of the Coxes from the presidential retreat. Sanchez was tasked with facilitating these movements and overseeing the relevant staff members.
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:17 pm on October 14, 1972 and 9:16 am on October 15, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 220-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 220-009
Date: Unknown between October 14 and 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:17 pm, October 14 and 9:16 am, October 15, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/16/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[220-009-w001]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
[Duration: 17s]
Request
-Pipe
-Birch
Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward R. F. Cox's schedule
-Forthcoming departure from Camp David
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:16 am, October 15, 1972.Also recorded on October 14, 1972
- 149-004 3:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:50 pm to 3:53 pm.
- 220-004 3:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:50 pm to 3:53 pm.
- 220-005 4:05 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:05 pm to 4:30 pm.
- 220-006 4:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 149-005 5:06 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 220-007 5:06 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 149-006 7:17 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:17 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 220-008 7:17 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:17 pm and 7:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 220-009, October 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/220-009 (accessed September 19, 2026).