President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to discuss personal arrangements and evening activities. The conversation touched upon the President’s domestic schedule, including plans for television viewing and hosting guests. While administrative matters were briefly addressed, the dialogue primarily focused on informal logistical planning for the President's personal time.
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 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 229-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 229-6
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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Republican party
-John B. Connally
-Conservatives
Social services
-Quality
-Debate
Second term reorganization
-Unknown person
-Resignation
-Retention
-George P. Shultz
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Conversation No. 229-6 (cont’d)
-Congress
State Department
-Ambassador
-Compliments
The President’s schedule
-Trip to New York
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Arrangements
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 6:50 pm.
Football game
-Television [TV]
-Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward R. F. Cox
-Timing
-Refreshments
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:00 pm.
1972 election
-Ronald L. Ziegler
Vietnam negotiations
-Henry A. Kissinger’s report from Paris
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