Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 206 › Conversation 206-006
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Henry Kissinger and Camp David
Sunday, August 20, 1972 · 7:45 AM–9:30 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to coordinate his upcoming daily agenda. The discussion focused primarily on managing the President's personal schedule and the travel arrangements or availability of National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This brief interaction served to finalize logistical plans for the start of the President's day.
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NARA Description
On August 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:30 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 206-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 206-6
Date: August 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:45 am and 9:30 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger's schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:30 am.Also recorded on August 20, 1972
- 140-046 7:45 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:30 am.
- 206-003 7:45 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 8:00 am.
- 206-004 7:45 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 8:00 am.
- 206-005 7:45 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:30 am.
- 140-047 9:30 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 10:00 am.
- 206-007 9:30 AM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Camp David operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:30 am to 11:20 am.
- 140-048 10:03 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:03 am to 10:04 am.
- 140-049 11:25 AM · 9 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 12:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 206-006, August 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/206-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).