Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 229 › Conversation 229-005
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Second term reorganization
Monday, November 20, 1972 · 6:50 PM–9:00 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to dictate a memorandum regarding his second-term administrative reorganization plans. The discussion focused on restructuring the Cabinet, coordinating future Cabinet meetings, and evaluating the role of the Republican National Committee. This session served as an initial effort to formalize the personnel and operational changes intended for the upcoming presidential term.
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NARA Description
On November 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 9:00 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 229-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 229-5
Date: November 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 9:00 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President dictated a memorandum.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Second term reorganization
-Cabinet
-Meetings with the President
-Cabinet meetings
-3-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 229-5 (cont’d)
-Republican National Committee [RNC]
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 6:50 pm, November 20, 1972.
-Newspaper
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:24 am, November 21, 1972.
-RNC
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
******************************************************************************Also recorded on November 20, 1972
- 229-001 6:22 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:22 pm and 6:29 pm.
- 155-020 6:29 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:49 pm.
- 229-002 6:29 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:49 pm.
- 155-021 6:49 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:50 pm.
- 229-003 6:49 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:50 pm.
- 229-004 6:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 9:00 pm.
- 229-007 6:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:15 pm.
- 229-015 6:50 PM · 12 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 229-005, November 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/229-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).