Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-014
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal staff
Wednesday, November 15, 1972 · 9:14 AM–9:50 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a retreat at Camp David. The brief interaction focused on the practical management of the facility, specifically regarding the maintenance of a fire. The conversation concluded shortly before the President moved on to other scheduled appointments.
- Camp David
- Manolo Sanchez
- Personal staff
- Facility management
- Presidential routine
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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 9:14 am and 9:50 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 225-14
Date: November 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:14 am and 9:50 am
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 225-14 (cont’d)
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Fire
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:50 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.
- 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.
- 225-015 9:14 AM · 2 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 225-014, 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/225-014 (accessed October 9, 2026).