{"conversationCode":"235-015","tapeNumber":235,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-235-015","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 235-015 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. 235-15\n\nDate: December 9, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n[See Conversation No. 157-34]\n\n******************************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\f                                             -9-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                            Conversation No. 235-15 (cont’d)\n\n       Washington Redskins football game\n           -Score\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n**********************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 6:50 a.m.","filename":["235-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"235-014","nextCode":"235-016","transcript":[{"start":0.27,"end":18.23,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his longtime valet Manolo Sanchez at Camp David to discuss personal matters and leisure activities. The brief exchange focused specifically on the ongoing Washington Redskins football game and its current score. No major policy decisions or political developments were addressed during this informal interaction.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Camp David","Washington Redskins","Leisure","Personal Staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:14:54.321Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","camp-david","washington-redskins","leisure","personal-staff"],"audioDurationSec":23,"audioFiles":[{"file":"235-015.mp3","bytes":554826,"durationSec":22.97,"bitrate":193206,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:08.721Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/235-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/235-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/235/conversation-235-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}