Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 201 › Conversation 201-015

Nixon, Eisenhower & Sanchez on Camp David and Personal matters

Saturday, August 12, 1972 · 12:58 PM–7:10 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Sanchez, Manolo; Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation201-015 on Tape 201StartSaturday, August 12, 1972 at 12:58 PMEndSaturday, August 12, 1972 at 7:10 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 201-015 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 14s ]

Julie Nixon Eisenhower entered at an unknown time after 12:58 pm.

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Mrs.Nixon, Sanchez, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time before 7:10 pm.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 201-016 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 201-015, 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/201-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).