Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 203 › Conversation 203-029
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal Staff
Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 6:23 PM–6:25 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during his stay at Camp David. The interaction lasted only two minutes and concluded with no recorded policy or administrative developments. The brief exchange remains undocumented due to the absence of a transcript and the existence of a withdrawn personal segment.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 6:23 pm and 6:25 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 203-29
Date: August 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:23 pm and 6:25 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Telephone call
-Tricia Nixon Cox
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:25 pm.Also recorded on August 17, 1972
- 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.
- 203-026 6:08 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:08 pm to 6:13 pm.
- 203-027 6:13 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 6:18 pm.
- 176-005 6:18 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, Manolo Sanchez, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:18 pm to 6:23 pm.
- 203-028 6:18 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:18 pm to 6:23 pm.
- 176-006 6:25 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:25 pm to 6:26 pm.
- 203-030 6:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:25 pm to 6:26 pm.
- 204-001 6:26 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:26 pm and 7:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 203-029, 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/203-029 (accessed October 12, 2026).