Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 235 › Conversation 235-013
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal Staff
Saturday, December 9, 1972 · 4:00 PM–6:50 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a stay at Camp David. The interaction, which occurs primarily within a withdrawn segment, reflects the personal dynamic between the President and his personal staff member. No policy-related developments or substantive administrative decisions were captured in the available record of this brief meeting.
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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 235-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 235-13
Date: December 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
[See Conversation No. 157-32]
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM No. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration 24s]
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[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:50 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 235-013, 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/235-013 (accessed October 10, 2026).