Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 219 › Conversation 219-007
Nixon, Camp David Operator & Sanchez on Camp David and Personal staff
Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 8:20 PM–8:24 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·26 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, and a Camp David operator at the Aspen Lodge study. The brief exchange includes a remark regarding someone being trapped in the cold, though the majority of the recorded segments are withdrawn for personal reasons. No substantive policy decisions or administrative actions were documented during this short interaction.
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NARA Description
On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 8:24 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 219-7
Date: October 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:20 pm and 8:24 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 42s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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The President talked with the Camp David operator at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and
8:24 pm.
[Conversation No. 219-7A]
[See Conversation No. 148-5]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 59s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:24 pm.Also recorded on October 11, 1972
- 148-001 8:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:15 pm.
- 148-003 8:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:16 pm to 8:20 pm.
- 219-005 8:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:16 pm to 8:20 pm.
- 148-004 8:20 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:20 pm.
- 148-005 8:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 8:24 pm.
- 219-006 8:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:20 pm.
- 148-006 8:24 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:24 pm to 8:44 pm.
- 219-008 8:24 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:24 pm to 8:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 219-007, October 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/219-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).