Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-030

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal Staff

Thursday, November 16, 1972 · 8:51 AM–1:35 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation225-030 on Tape 225StartThursday, November 16, 1972 at 8:51 AMEndThursday, November 16, 1972 at 1:35 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 225-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during his stay at Camp David. The interaction served as a routine service encounter, focusing primarily on the provision of coffee. No significant policy decisions or political matters were addressed during this brief meeting.

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NARA Description

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 8:51 am and 1:35 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 225-30

Date: November 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:51 am and 1:35 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Refreshment
            -Coffee

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:35 pm.

Also recorded on November 16, 1972

  • 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.
  • 225-024 8:30 AM · 28 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 225-031 8:51 AM · 11 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.
  • 225-032 8:51 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:51 am and 1:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 225-030, 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/225-030 (accessed October 9, 2026).