Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-040
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Presidential staff
Thursday, November 16, 1972 · 3:45 PM–5:42 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a retreat at Camp David. The brief, informal exchange serves primarily as a record of their interpersonal interaction rather than a discussion of substantive policy or political strategy. No significant administrative decisions or developments are documented during this interaction.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Camp David
- Presidential staff
- personal aide
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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 3:45 pm and 5:42 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-040 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 225-40
Date: November 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 5:42 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President’s signature
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:42 pm.Also recorded on November 16, 1972
- 153-034 1:51 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:51 pm to 1:57 pm.
- 153-035 1:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 153-036 2:08 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
- 225-036 2:08 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
- 225-037 2:09 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John G. Magner met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:18 pm.
- 153-037 2:18 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Norman Chandler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:18 pm to 2:23 pm.
- 225-038 2:18 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Norman Chandler met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:18 pm to 2:23 pm.
- 225-039 2:23 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 3:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 225-040, 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/225-040 (accessed October 9, 2026).