Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 157 › Conversation 157-036

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal staff

Saturday, December 9, 1972 · 6:50 PM–7:46 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation157-036 on Tape 157StartSaturday, December 9, 1972 at 6:50 PMEndSaturday, December 9, 1972 at 7:46 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 157-036 ↗

President Nixon consulted with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, while at Camp David. The brief exchange concerns routine logistical or personal arrangements, though the specific substance remains undocumented due to the limited available record. No significant policy decisions or historical developments were recorded during this segment of the conversation.

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On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-036 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 157-36

Date: December 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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                                                        Conversation No. 157-36 (cont’d)

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:46 pm.
  • 157-037 6:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
  • 157-038 6:50 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
  • 157-039 6:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
  • 157-040 6:50 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
  • 157-041 6:50 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
  • 235-017 6:50 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
  • 235-018 6:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
  • 235-019 6:50 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.

Conversation 157-036, 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/157-036 (accessed October 10, 2026).