{"conversationCode":"235-012","tapeNumber":235,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-235-012","startDateTime":"1972-12-09T21:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-09T23:50:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Dec-1972","startTime":"4:00 PM","endDate":"9-Dec-1972","endTime":"6:50 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 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.","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. 235-12\n\nDate: December 9, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 4:00 p.m. and 6:50 p.m.\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n[See Conversation No. 157-31]\n\n**********************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n            -Wine\n\f                                                        -7-\n\n                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                                           Conversation No. 235-12 (cont’d)\n\n                       -Order\n\n[End of segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n**********************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 6:50 pm.","filename":["235-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo","Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"235-011","nextCode":"235-013","transcript":[{"start":0.27,"end":2.23,"text":"Very good wine."},{"start":2.25,"end":4.16,"text":"You order a couple more cases."},{"start":4.24,"end":5.8,"text":"It's already on me, sir."},{"start":5.82,"end":7.79,"text":"It's my favorite."},{"start":7.81,"end":8.89,"text":"It's already on me."},{"start":8.91,"end":10.43,"text":"I'm changing from that to red wine."},{"start":11.34,"end":12.3,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":12.7,"end":13.76,"text":"This is better."},{"start":13.78,"end":15.69,"text":"The red wine is better for you."},{"start":16.03,"end":16.91,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Personal staff","Wine","Camp David","Presidential routine"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:14:37.655Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","personal-staff","wine","camp-david","presidential-routine"],"audioDurationSec":22,"audioFiles":[{"file":"235-012.mp3","bytes":524106,"durationSec":21.71,"bitrate":193159,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:08.720Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/235-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/235-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/235/conversation-235-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}