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.
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 AidConversation No. 215-5
Date: October 4, 1972
(rev. Oct-06)
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.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.