Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 214 › Conversation 214-030

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Presidential personal staff

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 8:22 PM–8:30 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation214-030 on Tape 214StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 8:22 PMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 8:30 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 214-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, during a brief stay at Camp David. The interaction, which lasted less than eight minutes, primarily concerned the handling of personal items or private matters. No substantive policy discussions occurred, and the recording concludes with Sanchez departing shortly thereafter.

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NARA Description

On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:30 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 214-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 214-30

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:22 pm and 8:30 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:30 pm.

Also recorded on October 3, 1972

  • 145-018 8:22 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:30 pm.
  • 214-029 8:22 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:30 pm.
  • 145-019 8:30 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:30 pm to 8:36 pm.
  • 214-031 8:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:30 pm to 8:36 pm.
  • 145-020 8:36 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:39 pm.
  • 214-032 8:36 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:39 pm.
  • 145-021 8:39 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:39 pm to 8:43 pm.
  • 214-033 8:39 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:39 pm to 8:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 214-030, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/214-030 (accessed October 12, 2026).