Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 203 › Conversation 203-023
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Presidential staff
Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 3:21 PM–6:08 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a retreat at Camp David. The interaction, which included a brief period of personal discussion, centered on the management of administrative tasks as evidenced by the reference to legal pads. The exchange was primarily logistical in nature, involving the handling of documents or materials for the President's use.
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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 3:21 pm and 6:08 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 203-23
Date: August 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:21 pm and 6:08 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 8s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Legal pads
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:08 pm.Also recorded on August 17, 1972
- 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.
- 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.
- 203-024 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.
- 176-004 6:08 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:08 pm to 6:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 203-023, 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/203-023 (accessed October 12, 2026).