Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 205 › Conversation 205-018
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Henry Kissinger
Saturday, August 19, 1972 · 3:26 PM–4:22 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
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.
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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 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 Aid
Conversation 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.Also recorded on August 19, 1972
- 140-043 3:03 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 3:03 pm.
- 140-044 3:03 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 205-015 3:03 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 3:03 pm.
- 205-016 3:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 140-045 3:23 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:23 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 205-017 3:23 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:23 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 176-009 3:26 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm.
- 205-019 3:26 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 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 205-018, 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/205-018 (accessed October 8, 2026).