Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 217 › Conversation 217-029
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal matters
Saturday, October 7, 1972 · 1:19 PM–2:40 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, during a private session at the Camp David Aspen Lodge. The discussion consisted entirely of a withdrawn segment classified as personal and returnable material. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were recorded for the public record.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Camp David
- Personal matters
- Executive privacy
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
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 1:19 pm and 2:40 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 217-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 217-29 Date: October 7, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:19 pm and 2:40 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 56s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:40 pm.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.
- 217-027 1:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:13 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 217-029, 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/217-029 (accessed October 11, 2026).