{"conversationCode":"157-031","tapeNumber":157,"conversationNumber":31,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-157-031","startDateTime":"1972-12-09T21:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-09T23:50:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Dec-1972","startTime":"4:00 PM","endDate":"9-Dec-1972","endTime":"6:50 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"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.","locationCode":"CDST","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Table","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 157-31\n\nDate: December 9, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 5:03 p.m. and 7:00 pm\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\f                                            -48-\n\n                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                        Conversation No. 157-31 (cont’d)\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n[See Conversation No. 235-12]\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 6:50 pm.","filename":["157-031.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"157-030","nextCode":"157-032","transcript":[{"start":0.35,"end":2.25,"text":"Very good wine."},{"start":2.27,"end":4.38,"text":"You order a couple more cases."},{"start":4.4,"end":5.26,"text":"It's already ordered, sir."},{"start":5.28,"end":7.28,"text":"It's my favorite."},{"start":7.3,"end":8.29,"text":"It's already ordered."},{"start":8.31,"end":12.43,"text":"I'm changing from the red wine to this now."},{"start":12.45,"end":12.63,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":12.65,"end":14.5,"text":"This is better than the red wine."},{"start":14.52,"end":16.06,"text":"Better for you, don't you think?"},{"start":16.08,"end":16.52,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Wine procurement","Personal staff","Camp David"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T09:09:29.170Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","wine-procurement","personal-staff","camp-david"],"audioDurationSec":21,"audioFiles":[{"file":"157-031.mp3","bytes":512198,"durationSec":21.19,"bitrate":193403,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:33.323Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:56.938Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/157-031.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/157-031","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/157/conversation-157-031","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}