Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 203 › Conversation 203-011
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal matters
Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 9:58 AM–10:16 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his longtime personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. The conversation, which largely consisted of withdrawn personal content, focused on private matters rather than official administrative policy or government business. No significant political decisions or historical developments were recorded during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On August 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:16 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 203-11
Date: August 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:58 am and 10:16 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 16s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:16 am.
(rev. Oct-06)Also recorded on August 17, 1972
- 140-019 9:57 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 140-020 9:57 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 203-008 9:57 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 203-009 9:57 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 140-021 9:58 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:58 am.
- 140-022 9:58 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:16 am.
- 203-010 9:58 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:58 am.
- 203-012 9:58 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:16 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 203-011, 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/203-011 (accessed September 18, 2026).