Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 136 › Conversation 136-033

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Presidential logistics

Sunday, July 23, 1972 · 4:03 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation136-033 on Tape 136 (tape position 02:37:39–02:38:03)StartSunday, July 23, 1972 at 4:03 PMEndSunday, July 23, 1972 at 4:03 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 136-033 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate end-of-day logistics while at Camp David. He instructed Sanchez to inform the secretarial staff that they were free to pursue recreational activities for the remainder of the afternoon. Additionally, the President confirmed a 7:00 p.m. departure time, allowing all staff members to finalize their evening plans accordingly.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.9 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Manolo, would you tell the secretary that we won't have anything more for her this afternoon so she can go have a swim or play bowling or whatever they want, okay?
Yes, sir.
And I think we will leave at, we'll say now, 7 o'clock.
Yes, sir.
Okay.
Yes, sir.
Everybody can make their plans.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On July 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at 4:03 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 136-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 136-33

Date: July 23, 1972
Time: 4:03 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)

The President talked with Manolo Sanchez.

[See Conversation No. 196-34]

       Instructions for secretary
                  -President's schedule
                       -Departure time

Also recorded on July 23, 1972

  • 196-030 3:08 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:08 pm to 3:27 pm.
  • 136-031 3:27 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David at 3:27 pm.
  • 136-032 3:27 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 4:03 pm.
  • 196-031 3:27 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 4:03 pm.
  • 196-032 3:27 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 4:03 pm.
  • 196-033 3:27 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 4:03 pm.
  • 196-034 4:03 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:03 pm to 4:04 pm.
  • 196-035 4:04 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:04 pm and 6:54 pm.

All 52 conversations from July 23, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 136-033, July 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/136-033 (accessed October 12, 2026).