Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 199 › Conversation 199-001

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal interactions

Saturday, August 12, 1972 · 12:58 PM–9:38 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation199-001 on Tape 199StartSaturday, August 12, 1972 at 12:58 PMEndSunday, August 13, 1972 at 9:38 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 199-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon met with his family and his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David. The discussion functioned as an informal, private gathering during a weekend retreat. No policy decisions or significant political actions were recorded, as the conversation primarily served to facilitate personal interactions between the President, his family members, and his staff.

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NARA Description

President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:58 pm on August 12, 1972 and 9:38 am on August 13, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 199-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 199-1

Date: Unknown between August 12 and 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:58 pm, August 12, 1972 and 9:38 am, August 13, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with members of his family and Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 25m 51s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez and members of the President's family left before 9:38 am, August 13, 1972.

Also recorded on August 12, 1972

  • 137-006 8:30 PM · 17 sec — Edward R. F. Cox, Clarence D. Palmby, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 10:20 pm.
  • 137-007 8:50 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 10:35 am.
  • 201-010 8:50 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 10:35 am.
  • 137-008 10:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:35 am to 11:11 am.
  • 201-013 10:35 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:35 am to 11:11 am.
  • 201-014 11:11 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 7:10 pm.
  • 201-015 12:58 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 7:10 pm.
  • 201-016 12:58 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 7:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 199-001, August 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/199-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).