Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 231 › Conversation 231-007
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Presidential staff
Monday, November 27, 1972 · 11:20 AM–12:05 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. The interaction was limited to the provision of refreshments. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On November 27, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 231-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 231-7
Date: November 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Refreshment
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:05 pm.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.
- 231-006 11:20 AM · 1 min — 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 231-007, 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/231-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).