Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 200 › Conversation 200-020
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal staff
Thursday, August 10, 1972 · 12:00 PM–1:10 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, while staying at the Camp David presidential retreat. The recording consists entirely of a withdrawn personal segment, resulting in no substantial discussion or administrative action being captured for the historical record. Consequently, the meeting remains a private interaction without policy implications.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 1:10 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 200-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 200-20 Date: August 10, 1972 Time: Unknown time between 12:00 pm and 1:10 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President met with Manolo Sanchez ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:10 pm.
Also recorded on August 10, 1972
- 139-005 12:00 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 200-021 12:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 200-022 12:00 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 200-023 12:00 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 12:00 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 139-006 1:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:12 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 200-024 1:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:12 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 139-007 4:10 PM · 23 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 4:10 pm on August 10, 1972 and 2:03 pm on August 11, 1972.
- 766-001 4:44 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 200-020, August 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/200-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).