Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 203 › Conversation 203-003
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Presidential staff
Wednesday, August 16, 1972 · 9:20 PM–9:01 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David to conduct a brief, informal check-in. The interaction focused on the President making a specific inquiry and receiving a direct response from Sanchez. No significant policy developments or administrative decisions resulted from this personal exchange.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Camp David
- Presidential staff
- personal aide
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:20 pm on August 16, 1972 and 9:01 am on August 17, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 203-3
Date: Unknown between August 16 and 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:20 pm, August 16, 1972 and 9:01 am, August 17, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Response to the President’s inquiryAlso recorded on August 17, 1972
- 140-013 9:06 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:06 pm.
- 140-014 9:06 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:20 pm.
- 203-001 9:06 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:06 pm.
- 203-002 9:06 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:20 pm.
- 140-015 8:45 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:01 am.
- 140-016 9:01 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:01 am to 9:47 am.
- 203-004 9:01 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:01 am.
- 203-005 9:01 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:01 am to 9:47 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 203-003, August 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/203-003 (accessed October 13, 2026).