Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 168 › Conversation 168-006
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Leisure activities
Friday, June 1, 1973 · 7:11 PM–7:12 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to proceed with a scheduled movie showing at Camp David without waiting for his immediate arrival. The President indicated that he intended to join the screening briefly but noted that he might retire for the evening early. No significant political or policy matters were addressed during this brief exchange.
- Presidential schedule
- Camp David
- Manolo Sanchez
- Leisure activities
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NARA Description
On June 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:11 pm to 7:12 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 168-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 168-6
Date: June 1, 1973
Time: 7:11 pm - 7:12 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
President’s schedule
-Movie showing
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*****************************************************************Also recorded on June 1, 1973
- 168-001 4:33 PM · 20 sec — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:33 pm and 7:01 pm.
- 168-002 4:33 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:33 pm and 7:01 pm.
- 168-003 7:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:05 pm and 7:07 pm.
- 168-004 7:07 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:10 pm.
- 168-005 7:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:10 pm and 7:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 168-006, June 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/168-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).