Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 203 › Conversation 203-020

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on White House staff and Camp David

Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 2:45 PM–3:06 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation203-020 on Tape 203StartThursday, August 17, 1972 at 2:45 PMEndThursday, August 17, 1972 at 3:06 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 203-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, during an informal session at Camp David. The interaction served as a brief check-in between the President and a long-time member of his domestic staff. Due to the withdrawal of the substantive portion of the recording for personal reasons, no specific policy decisions or significant administrative actions were captured in the available material.

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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 2:45 pm and 3:06 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 203-20

Date: August 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm and 3:06 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:06 pm.

Also recorded on August 17, 1972

  • 203-018 11:29 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 1:15 pm.
  • 203-019 1:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm.
  • 203-021 2:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 3:06 pm.
  • 140-027 3:06 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:06 pm to 3:21 pm.
  • 203-022 3:06 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:06 pm to 3:21 pm.
  • 203-023 3:21 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:21 pm and 6:08 pm.
  • 203-024 3:21 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:21 pm and 6:08 pm.
  • 203-025 3:21 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:21 pm and 6:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 203-020, 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/203-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).