Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 207 › Conversation 207-008
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on H. R. Haldeman and Camp David
Monday, August 21, 1972 · 12:31 PM–1:31 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David to discuss the President's personal schedule. During the brief interaction, Nixon provided specific instructions regarding the availability of H. R. Haldeman. This exchange served primarily as an administrative coordination of the President's staff movements during his retreat.
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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 an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 1:31 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 207-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 207-8
Date: August 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:31 pm and 1:31 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-Request for H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:31 pm.Also recorded on August 21, 1972
- 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.
- 207-006 12:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:28 pm to 12:31 pm.
- 207-007 12:31 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 1:31 pm.
- 207-009 12:31 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 2:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 207-008, 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/207-008 (accessed October 9, 2026).