Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 215 › Conversation 215-005
Nixon, Colson & Sanchez on Camp David
Wednesday, October 4, 1972 · 5:55 PM–6:23 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, and special counsel Charles W. Colson at the Aspen Lodge to discuss administrative matters and the President's upcoming schedule. While the specific substance of the dialogue remains unrecorded, the meeting served as an opportunity for Nixon to coordinate logistical details and staffing issues during his stay at Camp David. The session concluded with Sanchez departing the study while Nixon continued his deliberations with Colson.
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NARA Description
On October 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:23 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 215-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 215-5
Date: October 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:55 pm and 6:23 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-Room [at Aspen Lodge]
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:23 pm.Also recorded on October 4, 1972
- 215-004 5:00 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 146-003 5:55 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:23 pm.
- 146-004 6:23 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:23 pm to 6:45 pm.
- 215-006 6:23 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:23 pm to 6:45 pm.
- 146-005 6:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 7:27 pm.
- 215-007 6:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 7:27 pm.
- 215-008 6:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 7:27 pm.
- 215-009 6:45 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 6:45 pm and 7:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 215-005, October 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/215-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).