Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 205 › Conversation 205-021
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Presidential staff
Saturday, August 19, 1972 · 4:32 PM–5:59 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his longtime personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. The conversation, which lasted only five seconds before being redacted as a personal matter, involved private interaction between the President and his staff member. No policy discussions or significant administrative decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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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 4:32 pm and 5:59 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 205-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 205-21 Date: August 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:32 pm and 5:59 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 5s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:59 pm.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.
- 140-045 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.
- 205-018 3:26 PM · 13 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 176-010 4:22 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 4:22 pm to 4:32 pm.
- 205-020 4:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:22 pm to 4:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 205-021, 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/205-021 (accessed October 8, 2026).