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Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Presidential staff

Tuesday, November 14, 1972 · 3:23 PM–7:34 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation225-002 on Tape 225StartTuesday, November 14, 1972 at 3:23 PMEndTuesday, November 14, 1972 at 7:34 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 225-002 ↗

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David to discuss personal service requirements. The conversation centered on specific instructions provided by the President regarding his daily needs and lodge operations. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

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Yes, sir.

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 3:23 pm and 7:34 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 225-2

Date: November 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:23 pm and 7:34 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:34 pm.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
  • 153-022 3:11 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:11 pm to 3:18 pm.
  • 224-028 3:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:11 pm to 3:18 pm.
  • 153-023 3:18 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:21 pm.
  • 153-024 3:21 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:21 pm to 3:23 pm.
  • 224-029 3:21 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:21 pm to 3:23 pm.
  • 153-025 3:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 7:34 pm.
  • 225-001 3:23 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 225-003 3:23 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 7:34 pm.

Conversation 225-002, 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/225-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).