Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 206 › Conversation 206-011

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal staff

Sunday, August 20, 1972 · 12:36 PM–4:00 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation206-011 on Tape 206StartSunday, August 20, 1972 at 12:36 PMEndSunday, August 20, 1972 at 4:00 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 206-011 ↗

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.

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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.

Conversation 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.
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  • 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.
  • 206-010 12:36 PM · 1 min — 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.

Conversation 206-011, 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/206-011 (accessed October 8, 2026).