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Nixon, Haldeman & Sanchez on Camp David and Private files

Monday, August 14, 1972 · 6:05 PM–8:17 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation202-002 on Tape 202StartMonday, August 14, 1972 at 6:05 PMEndTuesday, August 15, 1972 at 8:17 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 202-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide Manolo Sanchez and Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman at Camp David to discuss the organization and handling of sensitive materials for a private file. The primary objective of the session focused on administrative oversight regarding confidential documentation. The meeting concluded with instructions for the departure of Sanchez and Haldeman before the evening of August 15.

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NARA Description

President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 202-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 202-2

Date: Unknown between August 14 and 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:05 pm, August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm, August 15, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman[?].

     Material for the private file

Sanchez and Haldeman [?] left at an unknown time before 8:17 pm, August 15, 1972.

Also recorded on August 14, 1972

  • 030-052 5:18 PM · 13 sec — The recording device engaged on an unknown date, sometime between 5:18 pm on August 14, 1972 and 11:17 am on September 19, 1972, but the conversation appears to be blank.
  • 202-001 6:05 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
  • 202-003 6:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
  • 202-004 6:05 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
  • 202-005 6:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
  • 202-006 6:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Roy Edward Sievers met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
  • 202-007 6:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Roger Staubach met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
  • 202-008 6:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 202-002, August 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/202-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).