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

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on dog obedience and Camp David

Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 6:55 PM–7:46 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation212-002 on Tape 212StartTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 6:55 PMEndTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 7:46 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 212-002 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 651228132 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Manolo Sanchez had a brief interaction at Camp David, primarily involving Nixon giving commands to a dog named King, with Sanchez commenting on the dog's obedience and appearance.

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

Transcript (AI-generated)

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SanchezCome on, King. King, go on. King, go on.
NixonYeah, just go on in, boy. Good.
SanchezKing, go on. King. King, go on. Go on, boy.
NixonYeah. Down, please. Good boy.
SanchezSir, I was ashamed, baby, because always he obey.
NixonOh, yeah.
SanchezBecause you know what happened, sir? He wasn't the inside and was just outside were very shiny.
NixonYeah, I know. It's okay.
NixonCome on. Be on 15 minutes more.

Also recorded on September 19, 1972

  • 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 · 34 min — 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 · 23 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 · 13 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.
  • 144-003 8:10 PM · 10 sec — William Hirsch and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972.
  • 144-004 8:10 PM · 13 min — Edward R. F. Cox and Allen C. Hall talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 212-002, September 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 651228132). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/212-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).