Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 224 › Conversation 224-008
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Presidential routine
Monday, November 13, 1972 · 7:41 PM–12:00 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 58 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a stay at Camp David. The interaction primarily involved routine personal matters, including a discussion about walking the President's dog. Following this exchange, the President spent time dictating a memorandum for his personal files.
- Camp David
- Manolo Sanchez
- Presidential routine
- Memorandum dictation
- Personal staff
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:41 pm on November 13, 1972 and 12:00 am on November 14, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 224-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 224-8
Date: November 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:41 pm, and 12:00 am, November 13, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 7:41 pm, November 13, 1972.
Sanchez’s Schedule
-Dog
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:00 am, November 13, 1972.
Problems
Majority of the people
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The President finished dictating at an unknown time before 12:00 am, November 14, 1972.Also recorded on November 14, 1972
- 153-002 7:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 224-006 7:30 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 153-003 7:40 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm.
- 224-007 7:40 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm.
- 224-009 7:41 PM · 2 min — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:41 pm on November 13, 1972 and 9:36 am on November 14, 1972.
- 153-004 9:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:36 am.
- 224-010 9:00 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:36 am.
- 225-006 9:00 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:08 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 224-008, November 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/224-008 (accessed October 10, 2026).