{"conversationCode":"229-005","tapeNumber":229,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-229-005","startDateTime":"1972-11-20T23:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-21T02:00:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Nov-1972","startTime":"6:50 PM","endDate":"20-Nov-1972","endTime":"9:00 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","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.","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. 229-5\n\nDate: November 20, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 9:00 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum.\n\n******************************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       Second term reorganization\n            -Cabinet\n                  -Meetings with the President\n                  -Cabinet meetings\n\f                                             -3-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                            Conversation No. 229-5 (cont’d)\n\n                   -Republican National Committee [RNC]\n\nManolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 6:50 pm, November 20, 1972.\n\n                   -Newspaper\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 9:24 am, November 21, 1972.\n\n                   -RNC\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n******************************************************************************","filename":["229-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"229-004","nextCode":"229-006","transcript":[{"start":0.18,"end":26.05,"text":"Most of the gathered officers today will probably all be"},{"start":29.21,"end":44.47,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":57.47,"end":57.83,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":58.45,"end":58.69,"text":"."},{"start":58.71,"end":58.95,"text":"."},{"start":60.35,"end":60.67,"text":"."},{"start":62.16,"end":86.42,"text":"."},{"start":89.27,"end":115.49,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":118.8,"end":134.85,"text":"Thank you"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["Second term reorganization","Cabinet structure","Republican National Committee","Administrative planning","Manolo Sanchez"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:02:33.059Z"},"topicSlugs":["second-term-reorganization","cabinet-structure","republican-national-committee","administrative-planning","manolo-sanchez"],"audioDurationSec":140,"audioFiles":[{"file":"229-005.mp3","bytes":3355623,"durationSec":139.68,"bitrate":192189,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:07.670Z","transcriptGapSeconds":108,"transcriptGapShare":0.77,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/229-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/229-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/229/conversation-229-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}