Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 224 › Conversation 224-018
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal Staff
Tuesday, November 14, 1972 · 12:44 PM–1:10 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. The interaction served as a brief, private engagement during which the two shared a lunch. No substantive policy or political matters were recorded during this informal meeting.
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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 12:44 pm and 1:10 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 224-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 224-18
Date: November 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:44 pm and 1:10 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Lunch
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Manolo Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:10 pm.Also recorded on November 14, 1972
- 153-010 12:40 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 12:40 pm.
- 153-011 12:40 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:42 pm.
- 224-016 12:40 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 12:40 pm.
- 153-012 12:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:42 pm to 12:44 pm.
- 224-017 12:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:42 pm to 12:44 pm.
- 153-013 1:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:10 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 224-019 1:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:10 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 153-014 1:15 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 224-018, 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/224-018 (accessed October 8, 2026).