Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 143 › Conversation 143-002
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Presidential leisure and Movie screening
Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 6:36 PM–6:37 PM ET · Camp David Study Table ·13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, regarding the scheduling and logistics of a movie screening. The brief exchange focused on selecting a film for the President to watch, specifically mentioning a desire to see 'The Northwest Train Robbery.' No major policy decisions were made during this casual administrative interaction.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Presidential leisure
- Movie screening
- Camp David
- Personal staff
Audio
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NARA Description
On September 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:36 pm to 6:37 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 143-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 143-2
Date: September 16, 1972
Time: 6:36 pm - 6:37 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with Manolo Sanchez.
[See Conversation No. 211-7]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/16/2018.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal returnable]
[143-002-w001]
[Duration: 18s]
Movie
-Length
-The Northwest Train Robbery
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(rev. Feb-24)Also recorded on September 16, 1972
- 211-001 2:31 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
- 211-002 2:31 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
- 143-001 6:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:36 pm.
- 211-007 6:36 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:36 pm to 6:37 pm.
- 211-008 6:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 7:00 pm.
- 211-009 6:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 7:00 pm.
- 211-010 6:37 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 7:00 pm.
- 211-011 7:00 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:00 pm on September 16, 1972 and 10:25 am on September 17, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 143-002, September 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/143-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).