Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 157 › Conversation 157-031

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Wine procurement and Personal staff

Saturday, December 9, 1972 · 4:00 PM–6:50 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation157-031 on Tape 157StartSaturday, December 9, 1972 at 4:00 PMEndSaturday, December 9, 1972 at 6:50 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 157-031 ↗

President Nixon consulted with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, regarding the procurement of a specific wine that the President favored. During the brief exchange, Nixon expressed his preference for this particular selection over the red wine he had previously consumed and confirmed that Sanchez had already placed an order for additional cases. The conversation served to address personal logistical arrangements for the President's hospitality needs at Camp David.

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Very good wine.
You order a couple more cases.
It's already ordered, sir.
It's my favorite.
It's already ordered.
I'm changing from the red wine to this now.
Yes, sir.
This is better than the red wine.
Better for you, don't you think?
Yes, sir.

On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-031 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 157-31

Date: December 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:03 p.m. and 7:00 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                        Conversation No. 157-31 (cont’d)

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[See Conversation No. 235-12]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:50 pm.
  • 157-028 4:00 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 157-029 4:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 157-030 4:00 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 157-032 4:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 157-033 4:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 157-034 4:00 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 157-035 4:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 235-010 4:00 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.

Conversation 157-031, December 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/157-031 (accessed October 10, 2026).