President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to review logistical preparations for his upcoming presidential acceptance speech. The discussion focused on coordinating essential materials, including tapes and correspondence managed by Rose Mary Woods, and the involvement of Henry Kissinger. The pair also reviewed the President's personal schedule leading up to the event to ensure all necessary administrative arrangements were finalized.
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 12:36 pm and 4:00 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 206-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 206-10
Date: August 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:36 pm and 4:00 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President’s forthcoming acceptance speech
-Tapes
-Rose Mary Woods
-Henry A. Kissinger
The President’s schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:00 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.