Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-024

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Personal Staff and Rose Mary Woods

Thursday, November 16, 1972 · 8:30 AM–8:43 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation225-024 on Tape 225StartThursday, November 16, 1972 at 8:30 AMEndThursday, November 16, 1972 at 8:43 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 225-024 ↗

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to organize the transit of personal and administrative materials. The President instructed Sanchez to ensure that a specific box and folder were prepared for delivery to Rose Mary Woods. Additionally, Nixon directed that these items be transported back to the White House via the helicopter scheduled for John B. Connally's departure.

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Those things out there have a box.
And I have a thing that's over there.
I'm not finished with it yet, but the helicopter goes back with Mr. Connolly.
And this, with whatever else I put in, goes to Rose.
I've got some things that are already back there.

On November 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:43 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-024 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 225-24

Date: November 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:30 am and 8:43 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       Disposition of items
            -Outbox
            -Folder
                   -John B. Connally
                         -Helicopter
                         -Rose Mary Woods

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:43 am
  • 153-029 8:30 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:43 am.
  • 225-025 8:30 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:43 am.
  • 225-026 8:30 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:43 am.
  • 153-030 8:43 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:43 am to 8:51 am.
  • 225-027 8:43 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:43 am to 8:51 am.
  • 225-028 8:51 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John G. Magner met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:51 am and 1:35 pm.
  • 225-029 8:51 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:51 am and 1:35 pm.
  • 225-030 8:51 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:51 am and 1:35 pm.

Conversation 225-024, November 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/225-024 (accessed October 9, 2026).