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Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Guest Accommodations

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 8:30 AM–9:54 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation198-002 on Tape 198StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 8:30 AMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 9:54 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 198-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to coordinate logistics and guest accommodations. The pair reviewed the specific cabin assignments for visitors, including the Roger E. Johnson family and Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The discussion served as a brief administrative update to ensure the proper placement of guests across the retreat's various lodges.

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He goes to the outbox there and plays.
You know, who's in the various cabins?
Who's in the Berkley-Johnson's?
He's in the U.S. cabins, sir.
Berkley-Johnson.
Berkley-Johnson.
Berkley-Johnson.
Berkley-Johnson.

NARA Description

On July 25, 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 198-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 198-2

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.

     Outbox

     Cabin arrangements
         -Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Johnson
                -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
         -Dogwood Lodge
         -Birch Lodge

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

                                       (rev. Mar-02)

Also recorded on July 25, 1972

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  • 752-001 8:38 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 8:40 am.
  • 752-002 8:40 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:40 am to 8:45 am.
  • 104-010 8:45 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon and mayors and county officials, including Maurice E. ("Moon") Landrieu, Sam Massell, Louie Welch, Roman S. Gribbs, Frank W. Burke, Harry G. Haskell, Henry W. Maier, John W. Diggs, Joseph Alioto, Wesley C. Uhlman, Lee Alexander, Roy Martin, William D. Schaefer, Norman Y. Mineta, E. J. ("Jake") Garn, Kenneth A. Gibson, Richard Hatcher, Gladys N. Spellman, William J. Connor, Bernard Hillenbrand, Allen Pritchard, John J. Gunther, John D. Ehrlichman, Edwin L. Harper, Charls E. Walker, Thomas C. Korologos, Clarence D. Ward, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Earl Macke, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 3:39 pm.
  • 752-003 8:45 AM · 13 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:30 am.
  • 752-004 9:30 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 9:33 am.
  • 752-005 9:33 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 9:55 am.
  • 198-004 9:54 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:54 am to 10:07 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 198-002, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/198-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).