Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 235 › Conversation 235-012

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Personal staff and Wine

Saturday, December 9, 1972 · 4:00 PM–6:50 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation235-012 on Tape 235StartSaturday, December 9, 1972 at 4:00 PMEndSaturday, December 9, 1972 at 6:50 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 235-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to discuss personal preferences regarding wine selections. During the brief exchange, the President complimented a specific wine and instructed Sanchez to order additional cases for his stock. The conversation concluded with the two men briefly discussing the President's transition from white to red wine for health considerations.

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Very good wine.
You order a couple more cases.
It's already on me, sir.
It's my favorite.
It's already on me.
I'm changing from that to red wine.
Yes, sir.
This is better.
The red wine is better for you.
Yes, sir.

NARA 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 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 235-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 235-12

Date: December 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:00 p.m. and 6:50 p.m.
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

[See Conversation No. 157-31]

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

            -Wine
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                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                                           Conversation No. 235-12 (cont’d)

                       -Order

[End of segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:50 pm.

Also recorded on December 9, 1972

  • 157-028 4:00 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 157-029 4:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 157-030 4:00 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 157-031 4:00 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 157-032 4:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 157-033 4:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 157-034 4:00 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 157-035 4:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 235-012, December 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/235-012 (accessed October 10, 2026).