Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 207 › Conversation 207-002

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal Staff

Monday, August 21, 1972 · 10:26 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation207-002 on Tape 207StartMonday, August 21, 1972 at 10:26 AMEndMonday, August 21, 1972 at 10:26 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 207-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a brief period at Camp David. The interaction served as a routine check-in for the President while he awaited a scheduled telephone communication from National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. No substantial policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On August 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 10:26 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 207-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 207-2

Date: August 21, 1972
Time: 10:26 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Call from Henry A. Kissinger

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:26 am.

Also recorded on August 21, 1972

  • 207-001 8:30 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 10:26 am.
  • 140-055 10:26 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:26 am to 10:41 am.
  • 207-003 10:26 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:26 am to 10:41 am.
  • 140-056 11:20 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:20 am.
  • 140-057 11:20 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:28 pm.
  • 207-004 11:20 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:20 am.
  • 207-005 11:20 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:28 pm.
  • 140-058 12:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:28 pm to 12:31 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 207-002, August 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/207-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).