Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 200 › Conversation 200-021

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal affairs

Thursday, August 10, 1972 · 12:00 PM–1:12 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation200-021 on Tape 200StartThursday, August 10, 1972 at 12:00 PMEndThursday, August 10, 1972 at 1:12 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 200-021 ↗

President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study during a stay at Camp David. The conversation was brief and is noted primarily for containing a withdrawn segment involving personal materials. No significant policy or political discussions were recorded during this interaction.

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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 1:12 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 200-021 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 200-21

Date: August 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:00 pm and 1:12 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 11s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:12 pm.
  • 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.
  • 200-020 12:00 PM · 10 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 1:10 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.

Conversation 200-021, 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/200-021 (accessed October 12, 2026).