Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 224 › Conversation 224-009

Sanchez phone call on Camp David and Security procedures

Monday, November 13, 1972 · 7:41 PM–9:36 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 2 min

ParticipantsSanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation224-009 on Tape 224StartMonday, November 13, 1972 at 7:41 PMEndTuesday, November 14, 1972 at 9:36 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 224-009 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417174699 ↗

AI Summary

Manolo Sanchez and an unknown woman conducted a security check of the Aspen Lodge at Camp David. The participants systematically inspected the study, including drawers and corners, to ensure the facility was secure. This routine sweep occurred in preparation for the President's upcoming schedule and potential telephone communications.

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NARA Description

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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 224-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 224-9

Date: Unknown between November 13, 1972 and November 14, 1972
Time: Unknown after 7:41 pm on November 13, 1972 and 9:36 am, November 14, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

Manolo Sanchez and an unknown woman met.

        Pipe
               -Location

        The President’s schedule
             -Telephone call from the President
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Sanchez and the unknown woman left at an unknown time before 9:36 am, November 14, 1972.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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I'm checking everything.
I'm checking every drawer, every drawer behind, and every corner of the house, Richard.
I'm gonna go in with Jason, and I'm going to put him down.
This is the last time.
Did you call him?
No, I wouldn't call today.
No, he comes on the other.
He comes on the other.
That, that, that, that.
About 200 million or something like that.
Roger, you are here.
But he has to be here all the time.
Thank you.
Thank you.

Also recorded on November 13, 1972

  • 153-001 3:55 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 224-004 5:07 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 7:40 pm.
  • 224-005 5:07 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 7:40 pm.
  • 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.
  • 224-008 7:41 PM · 58 sec — 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 224-009, November 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174699). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/224-009 (accessed November 2, 2026).