Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 213 › Conversation 213-009
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal matters
Saturday, September 23, 1972 · 5:10 PM–5:32 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a stay at Camp David. The discussion was private in nature and does not involve public policy or formal governmental business. Given the personal relationship between the two, the conversation appears to have focused on private matters or personal assistance.
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NARA Description
On September 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:32 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 213-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 213-9 Date: September 23, 1972 Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 5:32 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 7s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:32 pm.
Also recorded on September 23, 1972
- 154-003 4:50 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 4:50 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 213-003 4:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 4:50 pm.
- 213-004 4:50 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 4:50 pm.
- 213-005 4:50 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 4:50 pm.
- 213-006 4:50 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:50 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 154-004 5:10 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:32 pm.
- 213-007 5:10 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 5:10 pm and 5:32 pm.
- 213-008 5:10 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 213-009, September 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/213-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).