{"conversationCode":"235-009","tapeNumber":235,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-235-009","startDateTime":"1972-12-09T18:58:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-09T21:00:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Dec-1972","startTime":"1:58 PM","endDate":"9-Dec-1972","endTime":"4:00 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 4:00 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 235-009 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDHW","recordingDevice":"Camp David Hard Wire","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 235-9\n\nDate: December 9, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:58 pm and 4:00 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       Refreshment\n            -Wine\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 4:00 pm.","filename":["235-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"235-008","nextCode":"235-010","transcript":[{"start":2.43,"end":8.41,"text":"We have one bottle of that."},{"start":10.2,"end":11.86,"text":"One bottle, yes, sir."},{"start":11.88,"end":12.74,"text":"Based on all the food."},{"start":12.76,"end":13.48,"text":"Based on all the food."},{"start":13.5,"end":20.99,"text":"You've got some up the way, also."},{"start":21.01,"end":21.65,"text":"Yes, sir, I've ordered you some."},{"start":21.67,"end":24.96,"text":"When I close the can, I'm going to have a glass of the wine."},{"start":24.98,"end":27.08,"text":"I mean, sir, you can drink this wine, actually."},{"start":28.5,"end":30.64,"text":"The German wine is for the guests."},{"start":32.43,"end":41.63,"text":"because we have only five glasses of wine in this bottle, because the glasses are big."},{"start":41.65,"end":51.59,"text":"So, why don't we use the German wine?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, coordinated the logistics for beverages to be served during an upcoming social gathering at Camp David. The discussion focused on selecting an appropriate wine from the available inventory, with Sanchez confirming that he had secured additional stock for the President's guests. The exchange concluded with the determination to reserve the German wine specifically for the event attendees.","topics":["Camp David","logistics","hospitality","Manolo Sanchez","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:14:20.354Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","logistics","hospitality","manolo-sanchez","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":56,"audioFiles":[{"file":"235-009.mp3","bytes":1357931,"durationSec":56.44,"bitrate":192477,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/235-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/235-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/235/conversation-235-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}