Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 197 › Conversation 197-006
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal staff
Saturday, July 22, 1972 · 1:23 PM–1:42 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, met at the Aspen Lodge at Camp David for a brief, informal discussion. Their conversation focused on personal matters, specifically the wedding of Dabney Hibbert and Barry Wayne Feather, along with a routine exchange regarding coffee. The interaction served as a casual social moment between the President and a long-time member of his personal staff.
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NARA Description
On July 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:42 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 197-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 197-006
Date: July 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 1:42 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 09/25/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[197-006-w001]
[Duration: 21s]
Wedding of Dabney Hibbert and Barry Wayne Feather
-The President’s opinion
-Manolo Sanchez’s opinion
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Coffee
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:42 pm.Also recorded on July 22, 1972
- 136-004 1:23 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 197-007 1:23 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 136-005 1:42 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:42 pm to 2:17 pm.
- 197-008 1:42 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:42 pm to 2:17 pm.
- 136-006 2:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 136-007 2:17 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 197-009 2:17 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 2:17 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 197-010 2:25 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:25 pm to 2:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 197-006, July 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/197-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).