Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 217 › Conversation 217-001

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Personal staff and Camp David

Friday, October 6, 1972 · 4:34 PM–8:32 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation217-001 on Tape 217StartFriday, October 6, 1972 at 4:34 PMEndFriday, October 6, 1972 at 8:32 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 217-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, met at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. The brief exchange centered on an offer made by Sanchez to the President, which Nixon declined. This conversation represents a routine, personal interaction between the President and his long-time aide during a working retreat.

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Oh, thank you.

NARA Description

On October 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 8:32 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 217-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 217-1

Date: October 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:34 pm and 8:32 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

Manolo Sanchez met with the President.

        Offer
            -Refusal

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:32 pm.

Also recorded on October 6, 1972

  • 354-030 2:32 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:35 pm.
  • 354-031 2:35 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:35 pm to 3:22 pm.
  • 031-022 3:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:22 pm.
  • 354-032 3:22 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:22 pm.
  • 354-033 3:22 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 3:24 pm.
  • 354-034 3:24 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Charles W. Colson, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:24 pm to 3:55 pm.
  • 217-002 4:34 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 8:32 pm.
  • 217-003 4:34 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 8:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 217-001, October 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/217-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).