Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 205 › Conversation 205-001

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Nomination acceptance speech

Saturday, August 19, 1972 · 9:05 AM–9:40 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 40 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation205-001 on Tape 205StartSaturday, August 19, 1972 at 9:05 AMEndSaturday, August 19, 1972 at 9:40 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 205-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to discuss logistical arrangements for his upcoming nomination acceptance speech. They coordinated the delivery of specific speech documents to Alexander P. Butterfield and addressed the need to involve the camp commander, John L. Dettbarn, in the process. Additionally, Nixon requested that H. R. Haldeman join them to assist with these preparations.

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No, the commander of the camp is able to take care of us.

It will take a couple of days.

All right, let him do it.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On August 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:40 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 205-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 205-1

Date: August 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:05 am and 9:40 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Nomination acceptance speech
        -Delivery of page to Alexander P. Butterfield
              -Camp commander [John L. Dettbarn]

     Request for H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's presence

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:40 am.

Also recorded on August 19, 1972

205-002 9:40 AM · 1 hr 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:40 am to 11:25 am.
140-037 11:25 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 11:42 am.
205-003 11:25 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 11:42 am.
205-004 11:25 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 11:42 am.
140-038 11:42 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:42 am to 11:49 am.
205-005 11:42 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:42 am to 11:49 am.
140-039 11:49 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:02 pm.
205-006 11:49 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 205-001, August 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/205-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).