Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 224 › Conversation 224-013
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Presidential staff
Tuesday, November 14, 1972 · 9:54 AM–10:02 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 26 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David to discuss logistical arrangements. The conversation focused on the provision of firewood for the fireplace. Additionally, the pair addressed administrative matters regarding the distribution and handling of private memoranda files intended for top aides John Ehrlichman and H.R. Haldeman.
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NARA Description
On November 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:02 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 224-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 224-13
Date: November 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:54 am and 10:02 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Memoranda
-Private files
-Distribution
-John D. Ehrlichman
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Wood for fireplace
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:02 am.Also recorded on November 14, 1972
- 153-006 9:54 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:54 am.
- 224-012 9:54 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:54 am.
- 153-007 10:02 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mamie G. Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:02 am to 10:04 am.
- 224-014 10:02 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mamie G. Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:02 am to 10:04 am.
- 153-008 10:04 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 11:36 am.
- 183-001 10:04 AM · 49 sec — John D. Ehrlichman, Camp David operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 11:36 am.
- 183-002 10:04 AM · 1 min — John D. Ehrlichman and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 11:36 am.
- 224-015 10:04 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), Camp David operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:04 am to 12:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 224-013, 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/224-013 (accessed October 8, 2026).