Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 194 › Conversation 194-013
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and White House domestic staff
Saturday, June 24, 1972 · 1:36 PM–2:29 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 29 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to discuss menu arrangements for the evening meal. The two reviewed preferences for the President and his son-in-law, David Eisenhower, specifically deciding on pork chops prepared with tomato sauce. The brief exchange served to finalize culinary plans for the household.
- Camp David
- White House domestic staff
- Manolo Sanchez
- Menu planning
- Personal life
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NARA Description
On June 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:29 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 194-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 194-13
Date: June 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:36 and 2:29 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 05/20/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[194-013-w001]
[Duration: 29s]
Menu for evening of June 24, 1972
-Pork chop
-Tomato sauce
-Meal preferences
-[Dwight] David Eisenhower, II
-The President
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:29 pm.Also recorded on June 24, 1972
- 134-006 12:56 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:00 pm.
- 194-008 12:56 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:00 pm.
- 134-007 1:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:00 pm.
- 194-010 1:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 1:00 pm.
- 194-011 1:00 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:35 pm.
- 134-008 1:32 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:32 pm.
- 134-009 1:32 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:36 pm.
- 194-012 1:32 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 194-013, June 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/194-013 (accessed October 22, 2026).