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 The recording consists entirely of a withdrawn personal segment, resulting in no substantial discussion or administrative action being captured for the historical record.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.
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 AidConversation 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
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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 3s ]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:10 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.