Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 226 › Conversation 226-036
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Presidential staff and Camp David
Friday, November 17, 1972 · 1:15 PM–6:20 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held an informal meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. As the audio segment is restricted and contains no substantive dialogue, no specific policy decisions or political topics were recorded or transpired. The encounter serves primarily as a record of the President's personal interactions with his staff during his retreat.
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NARA Description
On November 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 226-36
Date: November 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 226-36 (cont’d)
The President met with Manolo Sanchez [?].
Instruction
Sanchez [?] left at an unknown time before 6:20 pm.
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***************************************************************Also recorded on November 17, 1972
- 153-043 12:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 1:04 pm.
- 153-045 1:04 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:04 pm to 1:05 pm.
- 226-012 1:04 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:04 pm to 1:05 pm.
- 153-046 1:07 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Bryce N. Harlow talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:07 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 226-013 1:07 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Bryce N. Harlow met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:07 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 153-047 1:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm.
- 226-014 1:15 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm.
- 226-035 1:15 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 226-036, November 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/226-036 (accessed October 9, 2026).