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Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal aide

Saturday, August 19, 1972 · 12:41 PM–3:03 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation205-013 on Tape 205StartSaturday, August 19, 1972 at 12:41 PMEndSaturday, August 19, 1972 at 3:03 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 205-013 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a stay at Camp David. The conversation consisted entirely of a withdrawn segment categorized as personal and returnable material. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions were recorded for this exchange.

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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 12:41 pm and 3:03 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 205-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 205-13

Date: August 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:41 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration:    16s     ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:03 pm.
  • 140-041 12:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:11 pm.
  • 140-042 12:11 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:11 pm to 12:14 pm.
  • 205-010 12:11 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:11 pm to 12:14 pm.
  • 176-007 12:14 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 12:33 pm.
  • 205-011 12:14 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 12:33 pm.
  • 176-008 12:33 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:33 pm to 12:41 pm.
  • 205-012 12:33 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:33 pm to 12:41 pm.
  • 205-014 12:41 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 3:03 pm.

Conversation 205-013, 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/205-013 (accessed October 8, 2026).