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.
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 AidConversation 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.
(rev. Oct-06)No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.