Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 212 › Conversation 212-002

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal affairs

Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 6:55 PM–7:46 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation212-002 onTape 212StartTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 6:55 PMEndTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 7:46 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 212-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. The conversation was brief and is identified in the record as containing personal, returnable material. No substantive political or policy discussions are documented in the available record for this interaction.

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NARA Description

On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:46 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 212-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 212-2

Date: September 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:55 pm and 7:46 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 2s      ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:46 pm.

Also recorded on September 19, 1972

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  • 783-026 3:42 PM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William E. Timmons, Henry A. Kissinger, John B. Connally, Clark MacGregor, George E. Christian, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:42 pm to 5:41 pm.
  • 783-027 5:41 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:41 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 212-001 6:23 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:23 pm to 6:55 pm.
  • 144-001 7:45 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 pm and 7:46 pm.
  • 212-003 7:45 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:45 pm.
  • 144-002 7:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:46 pm to 8:10 pm.
  • 212-004 7:46 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:46 pm to 8:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 212-002, September 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/212-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).