Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 234 › Conversation 234-007
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Henry Kissinger
Wednesday, December 6, 1972 · 6:30 PM–8:17 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to provide specific formatting instructions for a draft message intended for National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. Nixon directed Sanchez to prioritize getting the rough draft typed quickly, emphasizing that minor errors were acceptable at this stage. The conversation focused on the logistical requirements for the document, including double-spacing and administrative routing.
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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 6:30 pm and 8:17 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 234-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 234-7
Date: December 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:30 pm and 8:17 pm
-8-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 237-7 (cont’d)
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Draft message to Henry A. Kissinger
-Typing instructions
-Patricia B. McKee
-Spacing
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:17 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.
- 233-022 5:31 PM · 29 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 234-005 5:59 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:59 pm and 8:16 pm.
- 234-006 6:30 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 8:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 234-007, 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/234-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).