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Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal Staff

Saturday, August 12, 1972 · 11:11 AM–7:10 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation201-014 on Tape 201StartSaturday, August 12, 1972 at 11:11 AMEndSaturday, August 12, 1972 at 7:10 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 201-014 ↗

President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a weekend retreat at Camp David. As the recording consists entirely of a withdrawn personal segment, the discussion remains private and historical details regarding the content of their interaction are unavailable. No official policy decisions or administrative actions were documented during this exchange.

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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 11:11 am and 7:10 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 201-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 201-14

Date: August 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:11 am and 7:10 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Duration: 41s ]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:10 pm.
  • 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.
  • 201-010 8:50 AM · 22 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Conversation 201-014, 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/201-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).