Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 218 › Conversation 218-005

Sanchez phone call on Camp David and Presidential staff

Sunday, October 8, 1972 · 8:50 AM–7:26 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec

ParticipantsSanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation218-005 on Tape 218StartSunday, October 8, 1972 at 8:50 AMEndSunday, October 8, 1972 at 7:26 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 218-005 ↗

AI Summary

Manolo Sanchez, a personal aide to President Nixon, hosted an unidentified visitor for a brief meeting at the Aspen Lodge study in Camp David. Due to the withdrawal of the audio recording for personal reasons and the absence of a transcript, the specific agenda and substance of the interaction remain unrecorded. No official decisions or actionable outcomes are documented from this brief encounter.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On October 8, 1972, Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 7:26 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 218-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 218-5

Date: October 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:50 am and 7:26 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

Manolo Sanchez met with an unknown man.

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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 17s ]

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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 7:26 pm.

Also recorded on October 8, 1972

  • 218-004 8:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 1:02 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 218-005, October 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/218-005 (accessed October 11, 2026).