Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 203 › Conversation 203-021

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal staff

Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 2:45 PM–3:06 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation203-021 on Tape 203StartThursday, August 17, 1972 at 2:45 PMEndThursday, August 17, 1972 at 3:06 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 203-021 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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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 203-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 203-21

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.

     Telephone call

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.
  • 203-020 2:45 PM · 7 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 203-021, 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/203-021 (accessed October 12, 2026).