Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 215 › Conversation 215-012
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Office supplies
Wednesday, October 4, 1972 · 7:28 PM–9:39 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David. The discussion focused on routine administrative and logistical matters, specifically addressing the acquisition and quality of office supplies such as yellow legal pads. No significant political developments or strategic policy decisions resulted from this brief exchange.
- Camp David
- Manolo Sanchez
- Office supplies
- Logistics
- White House administration
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NARA Description
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 215-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 215-12
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.
Office supplies
-Yellow pads [?]
-Holes
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:39 pm.Also recorded on October 4, 1972
- 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.
- 215-011 7:28 PM · 21 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 215-012, 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/215-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).