Pat Nixon met with White House valet Manolo Sanchez at the Aspen Lodge at Camp David to discuss personal matters, later joined by Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The conversation primarily focused on private family affairs, though no substantive political or policy discussions were recorded. The meeting concluded without any documented official actions or policy developments.
On August 12, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 201-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 201-15
Date: August 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:58 pm and 7:10 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 14s ]
Julie Nixon Eisenhower entered at an unknown time after 12:58 pm.
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Mrs.Nixon, Sanchez, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time before 7:10 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.