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.
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 AidConversation 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.
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:32 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.