Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 203 › Conversation 203-024

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Rose Mary Woods and White House logistics

Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 3:21 PM–6:08 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation203-024 on Tape 203StartThursday, August 17, 1972 at 3:21 PMEndThursday, August 17, 1972 at 6:08 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 203-024 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, to manage his late-evening schedule and coordinate administrative logistics. The discussion centered on arrangements involving Rose Mary Woods and the President’s preference to remain undisturbed during his work sessions. Nixon provided clear instructions to minimize interruptions, specifically directing that no additional appointments be scheduled for the evening.

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I'm going to be alone again because I'm going to be very late.
And I have her tomorrow night.
We will do our own tonight.
And you can tell her that there will be no good day tonight.
I don't want to think tomorrow morning that she will go to the movie or something.

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 203-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 203-24

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.

     The President's schedule
          -Rose Mary Woods
               -Dictation

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.
  • 203-023 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.
  • 203-025 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 203-024, 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/203-024 (accessed October 12, 2026).