Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-008
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Presidential staff and Camp David
Wednesday, November 15, 1972 · 9:00 AM–9:08 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, while staying at the Aspen Lodge at Camp David. The discussion served as a personal check-in between the President and his longtime staff member. No specific policy decisions or significant administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On November 15, 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 225-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 225-8
Date: November 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 9:08 am
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 225-8 (cont’d)
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Acknowledgment
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:08 amAlso recorded on November 15, 1972
- 153-027 9:00 AM · 13 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 9:08 am.
- 225-007 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 9:08 am.
- 153-028 9:08 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:08 am to 9:14 am.
- 225-009 9:08 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:08 am to 9:14 am.
- 225-010 9:14 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am.
- 225-011 9:14 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am.
- 225-012 9:14 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am.
- 225-013 9:14 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 225-008, November 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/225-008 (accessed October 9, 2026).