President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a weekend at Camp David. The interaction served as a brief, informal encounter between the President and a member of his household staff. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded, as the brief segment of the conversation was designated as a personal matter.
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 206-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 206-11
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.
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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.