Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 211 › Conversation 211-007

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Personal staff and Camp David

Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 6:36 PM–6:37 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation211-007 onTape 211StartSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 6:36 PMEndSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 6:37 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 211-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a stay at Camp David. As a personal interaction between the President and a member of his household staff, the conversation likely addressed routine logistics or immediate personal needs. No major policy decisions or historical developments were recorded during this one-minute exchange.

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NARA Description

On September 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:36 pm to 6:37 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 211-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 211-7

Date: September 16, 1972
Time: 6:36 pm - 6:37 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with Manolo Sanchez.

[See Conversation no. 143-2; one item has been withdrawn from this conversation]

Also recorded on September 16, 1972

  • 211-001 2:31 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 211-002 2:31 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 143-001 6:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 143-002 6:36 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:36 pm to 6:37 pm.
  • 211-008 6:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 7:00 pm.
  • 211-009 6:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 7:00 pm.
  • 211-010 6:37 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 7:00 pm.
  • 211-011 7:00 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:00 pm on September 16, 1972 and 10:25 am on September 17, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 211-007, September 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/211-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).