Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 157 › Conversation 157-037
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Presidential staff
Saturday, December 9, 1972 · 6:50 PM–7:46 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, engage in a brief, personal interaction at Camp David during a period of apparent emotional distress. The President provides instructions regarding the placement of items in the study and offers words of comfort to Sanchez. No formal policy decisions are addressed, as the exchange focuses entirely on the President's support for his staff member.
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NARA Description
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 157-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 157-37 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. ***************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] [See Conversation No. 235-18] [End segment reviewed under deed of gift] ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:46 pm.
Also recorded on December 9, 1972
- 157-036 6:50 PM · 5 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.
- 157-038 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 157-037, 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/157-037 (accessed October 10, 2026).