Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 201 › Conversation 201-010
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal matters
Saturday, August 12, 1972 · 8:50 AM–10:35 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 22 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to discuss personal matters. The conversation was largely recorded as a withdrawn personal item, signifying its private nature. No policy decisions or historical actions were recorded during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On August 12, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 201-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 201-10
Date: August 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:50 am and 10:35 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Items for transcription
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:35 am.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.
- 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.
- 199-001 12:58 PM · 14 sec — 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 201-010, 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/201-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).