President Richard M. Nixon met with his longtime personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, during a private session at the Camp David Aspen Lodge. Given the lack of a transcript or record of the discussion, the meeting likely served as a routine check-in or personal interaction between the President and his close aide. No specific policy decisions or significant administrative developments were documented as a result of this encounter.
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 203-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 203-21
Date: August 17, 1972
(rev. Oct-06)
Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm and 3:06 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Telephone call
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:06 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.