Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 229 › Conversation 229-009
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and The Washington Post
Tuesday, November 21, 1972 · 9:10 AM–9:24 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to engage in casual conversation. The discussion focused on routine personal matters, specifically including a review of the sports section in The Washington Post regarding football coverage. No significant policy decisions or official government actions were recorded during this brief interaction.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Camp David
- The Washington Post
- Sports
- Football
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NARA Description
On November 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:24 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 229-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 229-9
Date: November 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:24 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Instruction
Washington Post
-Sports page
-Football
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:24 am.Also recorded on November 21, 1972
- 155-022 9:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:24 am.
- 229-008 9:10 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:24 am.
- 155-023 9:24 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:24 am to 9:25 am.
- 229-010 9:24 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:24 am to 9:25 am.
- 155-024 9:25 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 9:28 am.
- 229-011 9:25 AM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, Rose Mary Woods, John V. Brennan, and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 10:35 am.
- 155-025 9:28 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:28 am to 9:32 am.
- 183-003 9:33 AM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 4:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 229-009, November 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/229-009 (accessed October 9, 2026).