Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 210 › Conversation 210-002
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Presidential staff and Personal affairs
Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 7:06 PM–8:44 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a private meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study in Camp David. The discussion, classified as a personal returnable item, consisted of an informal dialogue between the President and a long-time member of his domestic staff. No policy decisions or official government business were recorded during this brief, personal interaction.
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NARA Description
On September 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:06 pm and 8:44 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 210-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 210-2 Date: September 12, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:06 pm and 8:44 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3m 50s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:44 pm.
Also recorded on September 12, 1972
- 775-012 1:15 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:17 pm.
- 775-013 1:15 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:17 pm.
- 359-005 1:17 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 359-006 1:17 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 359-007 1:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 359-008 1:17 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 359-009 2:35 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:35 pm to 4:28 pm.
- 210-001 7:06 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:06 pm and 8:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 210-002, September 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/210-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).