{"conversationCode":"226-029","tapeNumber":226,"conversationNumber":29,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-226-029","startDateTime":"1972-11-18T12:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-18T14:39:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Nov-1972","startTime":"7:45 AM","endDate":"18-Nov-1972","endTime":"9:39 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-029 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDHW","recordingDevice":"Camp David Hard Wire","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 226-29\n\nDate: November 18, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 7:45 am and 9:39 am\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President met with an unknown person.\n\n       Column\n            -Distribution\n\f                                                 -22-\n\n                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                            Conversation no. 226-29 (cont’d)\n\n                     -Charles W. Colson\n                          -Opinion leaders\n                          -Patrick J. Buchanan\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez at an unknown time after 8:30 am.\n\n       Instruction\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 9:39 am.\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************","filename":["226-029.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"226-028","nextCode":"226-030","transcript":[{"start":0.32,"end":15.06,"text":"As far as the column is concerned, I'd like for it to go over to, uh, Chuck Colson."},{"start":16.2,"end":22.05,"text":"I think this isn't a bad idea."},{"start":22.07,"end":22.99,"text":"Get around to a few opinion leaders this time."},{"start":23.01,"end":23.53,"text":"It's really, really rough."},{"start":23.55,"end":24.07,"text":"He'll send it to McKinnon."},{"start":24.09,"end":26.82,"text":"And, uh, I think, uh, because he's the one that I really appreciate the most, but I think we ought to get it around to him."},{"start":26.84,"end":27.46,"text":"It's a well-read opinion."},{"start":27.48,"end":27.58,"text":"Okay."},{"start":27.6,"end":27.76,"text":"See you."},{"start":27.78,"end":29.08,"text":"See you."},{"start":29.1,"end":29.26,"text":"See you."},{"start":35.69,"end":37.16,"text":"Okay, bye-bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with an unknown individual to discuss the strategic distribution of a political column. Nixon directed that the material be sent to Charles Colson for dissemination among key opinion leaders and specifically requested that it be shared with McKinnon. This action reflects the administration's ongoing efforts to influence public discourse through targeted media outreach.","topics":["Public Relations","Charles Colson","Media Strategy","Opinion Leaders","Political Communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T10:58:19.958Z"},"topicSlugs":["public-relations","charles-colson","media-strategy","opinion-leaders","political-communication"],"audioDurationSec":42,"audioFiles":[{"file":"226-029.mp3","bytes":1014020,"durationSec":42.12,"bitrate":192596,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:07.168Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/226-029.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/226-029","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/226/conversation-226-029","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}