Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 232 › Conversation 232-002

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal staff

Tuesday, November 28, 1972 · 6:50 PM–8:40 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 45 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation232-002 on Tape 232StartTuesday, November 28, 1972 at 6:50 PMEndWednesday, November 29, 1972 at 8:40 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 232-002 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a stay at Camp David. The brief exchange focused on domestic logistics, including the President's upcoming schedule and the provision of refreshments. During the interaction, the two also briefly addressed the health status of a dog that had sustained an injury.

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Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'm gonna get coffee.

President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:50 pm on November 28, 1972 and 8:40 am on November 29, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 232-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 232-2

Date: November 28 or 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:50 pm, November 28 and 8:40 am, November 29, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Dog [?]
            -Injury

       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting
                  -Timing

       Refreshment

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:40 am, November 29, 1972.
  • 156-011 12:14 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 156-023 12:14 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:14 pm on November 28, 1972 and 10:10 am on November 29, 1972.
  • 183-006 12:14 PM · 17 sec — Camp David operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 183-007 4:26 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 231-017 4:26 PM · 59 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 232-001 6:50 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:50 pm on November 28, 1972 and 8:40 am on November 29, 1972.
  • 232-003 6:50 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:50 pm on November 28, 1972 and 8:40 am on November 29, 1972.
  • 232-015 6:50 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:50 pm on November 28, 1972 and 8:40 am on November 29, 1972.

Conversation 232-002, 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/232-002 (accessed October 10, 2026).