Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 199 › Conversation 199-004

Nixon, Eisenhower & Sanchez on Camp David and Personal family matters

Sunday, August 13, 1972 · 9:45 AM–9:53 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon; Sanchez, Manolo; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon; Sanchez, ManoloConversation199-004 on Tape 199StartSunday, August 13, 1972 at 9:45 AMEndSunday, August 13, 1972 at 9:53 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 199-004 ↗

President Nixon gathered with First Lady Pat Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and valet Manolo Sanchez at the Aspen Lodge for a brief informal meeting. The discussion primarily consisted of personal family matters, as reflected by the fact that the majority of the recording was withdrawn from the public record due to its private nature. No official policy decisions or political actions were recorded during this session.

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On August 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:53 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 199-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 199-4
Date: August 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:45 am and 9:53 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 4m 7s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Mrs. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:53 am.
  • 137-010 9:38 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:38 am to 9:45 am.
  • 199-003 9:38 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:38 am to 9:45 am.
  • 137-011 9:53 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:53 am.
  • 137-012 9:53 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:53 am to 10:02 am.
  • 199-005 9:53 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:53 am.
  • 199-006 9:53 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:53 am to 10:02 am.
  • 137-013 10:02 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:11 am.
  • 199-007 10:02 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:11 am.

Conversation 199-004, August 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/199-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).