Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 206 › Conversation 206-010

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Acceptance speech and Rose Mary Woods

Sunday, August 20, 1972 · 12:36 PM–4:00 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation206-010 on Tape 206StartSunday, August 20, 1972 at 12:36 PMEndSunday, August 20, 1972 at 4:00 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 206-010 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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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 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 Aid

Conversation 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.

Also recorded on August 20, 1972

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.
206-008 11:25 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:27 pm.
140-050 12:27 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:27 pm to 12:36 pm.
206-009 12:27 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 1:00 pm.
140-051 12:36 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 4:00 pm.
206-011 12:36 PM · 7 sec — 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.
206-012 12:36 PM · 26 sec — 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.
206-013 12:36 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 12:36 pm and 4:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 206-010, 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/206-010 (accessed October 8, 2026).