Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-031

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and White House furnishings

Thursday, November 16, 1972 · 8:51 AM–1:35 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation225-031 on Tape 225StartThursday, November 16, 1972 at 8:51 AMEndThursday, November 16, 1972 at 1:35 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 225-031 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to discuss the specific arrangement of furnishings within the lodge. The two focused on the placement of items in the den and the bedroom area to optimize the living space. No major policy decisions were made, as the conversation was strictly limited to residential logistics and interior organization.

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I've got a couple more of these.
We'll place every one and put another one in the bedroom.

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 225-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 225-31

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]

       Furnishings
             -Den and bedroom

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                        Conversation No. 225-31 (cont’d)

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.
  • 225-030 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.
  • 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 225-031, 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/225-031 (accessed October 9, 2026).