Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 234 › Conversation 234-018

Sanchez phone call on Camp David and Aspen Lodge

Friday, December 8, 1972 · 1:12 PM–4:00 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 56 sec

ParticipantsSanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation234-018 on Tape 234StartFriday, December 8, 1972 at 1:12 PMEndFriday, December 8, 1972 at 4:00 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 234-018 ↗

AI Summary

Presidential valet Manolo Sanchez provided an informal tour of the Aspen Lodge at Camp David to an unidentified woman. The discussion focused on the layout of the facility, including the study, bedrooms, and accommodations designated for Julie Nixon Eisenhower and the rest of the President’s family. No significant policy decisions were made during this brief site inspection.

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Hei, hei, kone!
Nå har vi sett meg i lång tid.
Å, er det denne kone?
Ja, det er denne kone.
Ja, det er denne kone.
Ja, det er denne kone.
Ja, det er denne kone.
Ja, det er denne.
No, this is the headquarters.
And Jody, he was not with us.
Like now.
You know, he was not because the father had too many people in here, and so she got in our world.
But normally, when the whole family is coming, they deserve to be here.

NARA Description

On December 8, 1972, Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 4:00 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 234-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 234-18

Date: December 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:12 pm and 4:00 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

Manolo Sanchez met with an unknown woman.

        Aspen Lodge tour
             -Study
             -Bedroom
             -Guest room
                  -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
                         -The President’s family

Sanchez and the unknown woman left at an unknown time before 4:00 pm.

Also recorded on December 8, 1972

  • 157-022 9:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:04 pm.
  • 234-012 9:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:04 pm.
  • 234-013 9:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:04 pm and 9:12 pm.
  • 157-023 9:12 PM · 15 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:12 pm.
  • 157-024 12:05 PM · 3 min — George P. Shultz, Camp David operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 1:12 pm.
  • 234-016 12:05 PM · 21 sec — George P. Shultz and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 1:12 pm.
  • 234-017 12:05 PM · 3 min — John D. Ehrlichman and George P. Shultz met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 1:12 pm.
  • 234-019 1:12 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 4:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 234-018, December 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/234-018 (accessed October 10, 2026).