Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 198 › Conversation 198-001

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Personal staff and Camp David

Saturday, July 29, 1972 · 8:30 AM–9:54 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation198-001 on Tape 198StartSaturday, July 29, 1972 at 8:30 AMEndSaturday, July 29, 1972 at 9:54 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 198-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to engage in informal conversation. The exchange centered on a lighthearted inquiry regarding a "cowboy," reflecting the personal rapport between the two men. No substantive policy decisions or administrative actions resulted from this brief interaction.

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What do you think of your cowboy, you know?

NARA Description

On July 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 9:54 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 198-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 198-1

Date: July 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:30 am and 9:54 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Inquiry

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:54 am.

Also recorded on July 29, 1972

  • 138-001 8:29 PM · 14 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:29 pm on July 28, 1972 and 9:54 am on July 29, 1972.
  • 138-006 9:00 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:25 am.
  • 138-003 9:54 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:54 am to 10:07 am.
  • 138-004 10:07 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:07 am and 10:09 am.
  • 138-005 10:09 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:09 am to 10:18 am.
  • 198-008 10:18 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 10:18 am on July 29, 1972 and 10:25 am on July 30, 1972.
  • 138-007 10:25 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:25 am.
  • 138-008 10:28 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:28 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 198-001, July 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/198-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).