Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 231 › Conversation 231-006

Nixon, Brennan & Sanchez on Camp David and Richard G. Kleindienst

Monday, November 27, 1972 · 11:20 AM–12:05 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, John V.; Sanchez, ManoloConversation231-006 on Tape 231StartMonday, November 27, 1972 at 11:20 AMEndMonday, November 27, 1972 at 12:05 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 231-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting at the Camp David Aspen Lodge involving White House staffer John V. Brennan and personal aide Manolo Sanchez. The discussion included the arrival of Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst and the routine maintenance of the lodge's fireplace. No major policy decisions were recorded during these casual interactions.

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Thank you.
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NARA Description

On November 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, John V. Brennan, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 231-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 231-6

Date: November 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with John V. (“Jack”) Brennan.

       [Richard G. Kleindienst]
            -Arrival

Brennan left at an unknown time before 12:05 pm

       [Pause]

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 11:20 am.

       Fireplace
             -Lighting

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:05 pm.
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on November 27, 1972

  • 156-004 11:20 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 156-005 11:20 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 156-006 11:20 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 3:03 pm.
  • 231-004 11:20 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 231-005 11:20 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 231-007 11:20 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 231-008 11:20 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 231-018 11:20 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 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 231-006, November 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/231-006 (accessed October 10, 2026).