Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 217 › Conversation 217-027
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal affairs
Saturday, October 7, 1972 · 1:10 PM–1:13 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David. The discussion consisted entirely of a withdrawn segment classified as personal and returnable. No substantive policy decisions or administrative actions were recorded during this interaction.
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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 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 217-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 217-27 Date: October 7, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 30s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:13 pm.
Also recorded on October 7, 1972
- 147-009 12:33 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:33 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 147-010 1:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:01 pm to 1:02 pm.
- 217-025 1:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:01 pm to 1:02 pm.
- 147-011 1:03 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:03 pm to 1:10 pm.
- 217-026 1:03 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:03 pm to 1:10 pm.
- 147-012 1:13 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:13 pm to 1:19 pm.
- 217-028 1:13 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:13 pm to 1:19 pm.
- 217-029 1:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 2:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 217-027, 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/217-027 (accessed October 11, 2026).