Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 233 › Conversation 233-022
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Dinner arrangements
Wednesday, December 6, 1972 · 5:31 PM–5:54 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 29 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to discuss logistical arrangements for the evening. The conversation focused primarily on finalizing the schedule for dinner. No further significant policy or administrative developments were recorded during this brief encounter.
- Camp David
- Manolo Sanchez
- Dinner arrangements
- Presidential schedule
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NARA Description
On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 233-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 233-022
Date: December 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Dinner
-Schedule
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:54 pm.Also recorded on December 6, 1972
- 157-017 5:31 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 157-018 5:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 234-001 5:31 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 234-002 5:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 234-003 5:31 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 157-019 5:54 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:54 pm to 5:59 pm.
- 234-004 5:54 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:54 pm to 5:59 pm.
- 157-020 5:59 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:59 pm and 8:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 233-022, December 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/233-022 (accessed October 10, 2026).