President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David to review logistics and internal arrangements. The primary focus of the discussion concerned the impending arrival of National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This meeting served as a brief administrative coordination regarding the President's schedule and staff movements at the retreat.
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 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 205-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 205-18
Date: August 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger's arrival
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:22 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.