Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 215 › Conversation 215-011

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and White House staff

Wednesday, October 4, 1972 · 7:28 PM–9:39 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation215-011 on Tape 215StartWednesday, October 4, 1972 at 7:28 PMEndWednesday, October 4, 1972 at 9:39 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 215-011 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a retreat at Camp David. The brief discussion focused on administrative matters regarding the President's upcoming schedule. No major policy developments or strategic decisions were recorded during this interaction.

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Yes, sir.

On October 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:28 pm and 9:39 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 215-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 215-11

Date: October 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:28 pm and 9:39 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

        The President's schedule

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:39 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.
  • 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.
  • 146-006 7:27 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:27 pm to 7:28 pm.
  • 215-010 7:27 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:27 pm to 7:28 pm.
  • 215-012 7:28 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:28 pm and 9:39 pm.

Conversation 215-011, 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/215-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).