Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-006
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on H. R. Haldeman and Camp David
Tuesday, November 14, 1972 · 9:00 AM–9:08 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to facilitate the delivery of a taped message to Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served as a logistical hand-off for official correspondence being relayed through staff member Patricia McKee. The conversation focused exclusively on ensuring the secure transit of this material.
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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 9:00 am and 9:08 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 225-6
Date: November 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:42 pm and 8:54 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Taped message
-Delivery to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-[Patricia McKee]
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:54 pmAlso recorded 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.
- 153-005 9:36 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:36 am to 9:48 am.
- 224-011 9:36 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:36 am to 9:48 am.
- 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.
- 224-013 9:54 AM · 26 sec — 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 225-006, 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/225-006 (accessed October 8, 2026).