Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 231 › Conversation 231-011
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal staff
Monday, November 27, 1972 · 7:40 PM–12:14 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a stay at Camp David. The brief exchange centers on the maintenance or condition of a small fire within the study. No significant policy decisions or political developments occurred during this casual interaction.
- Camp David
- Personal staff
- Manolo Sanchez
- Daily life
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:40 pm on November 27, 1972 and 12:14 pm on November 28, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 231-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 231-11
Date: November 27 or 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:40 pm, November 27 and 12:14 pm, November 28, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Fire
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:14 pm, November 28, 1972.Also recorded on November 28, 1972
- 231-010 7:40 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:40 pm.
- 156-007 7:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 156-008 7:50 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 156-009 7:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 156-010 7:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 231-012 7:50 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 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 231-013 7:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 231-014 7:50 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 231-011, November 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/231-011 (accessed October 10, 2026).