Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 217 › Conversation 217-013

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal staff

Saturday, October 7, 1972 · 9:00 AM–10:16 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation217-013 on Tape 217StartSaturday, October 7, 1972 at 9:00 AMEndSaturday, October 7, 1972 at 10:16 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 217-013 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David. The discussion, which remains largely inaccessible due to the withdrawal of the recording for personal reasons, involved a brief exchange between the President and his personal aide. No significant policy decisions or official developments are recorded for this interaction.

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On October 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:16 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 217-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 217-13

Date: October 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 10:16 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:16 am.
  • 147-005 9:00 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:16 am.
  • 217-009 9:00 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:16 am.
  • 217-010 9:00 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:16 am.
  • 217-011 9:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:16 am.
  • 217-012 9:00 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:16 am.
  • 147-006 10:16 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:16 am to 10:28 am.
  • 217-014 10:16 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:16 am to 10:28 am.
  • 217-015 10:28 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 11:55 am.

Conversation 217-013, October 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/217-013 (accessed October 11, 2026).