Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 217 › Conversation 217-016

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal Staff

Saturday, October 7, 1972 · 10:28 AM–11:55 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation217-016 on Tape 217StartSaturday, October 7, 1972 at 10:28 AMEndSaturday, October 7, 1972 at 11:55 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 217-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his longtime personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. The interaction was brief, as the recording consists almost entirely of a withdrawn personal segment. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were documented during this exchange.

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NARA Description

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 10:28 am and 11:55 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 217-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 217-16

Date: October 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:28 am and 11:55 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:55 am.

Also recorded on October 7, 1972

  • 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.
  • 217-017 10:28 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 11:55 am.
  • 217-018 10:28 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 11:55 am.
  • 217-019 10:28 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 11:55 am.
  • 217-020 10:28 AM · 4 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.
  • 217-021 10:28 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 11:55 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 217-016, 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/217-016 (accessed October 11, 2026).