{"conversationCode":"235-017","tapeNumber":235,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-235-017","startDateTime":"1972-12-09T23:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-10T00:46:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Dec-1972","startTime":"6:50 PM","endDate":"9-Dec-1972","endTime":"7:46 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 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 235-017 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. 235-17\n\nDate: December 9, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\f                                            -10-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                         Conversation No. 235-17 (cont’d)\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n[See Conversation No. 157-36]\n\n*****************************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       Arrangement of desk\n            -Book\n            -Candy\n            -Julie Nixon Eisenhower\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 7:46 pm.","filename":["235-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo","Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"235-016","nextCode":"235-018","transcript":[{"start":0.4,"end":4.81,"text":"Sir, do you have a book?"},{"start":5.41,"end":8.23,"text":"No, I just want to put the... Oh, okay."},{"start":8.25,"end":13.52,"text":"Is this a... Oh, no."},{"start":13.54,"end":14.98,"text":"Oh, but the, uh... Candy over here."},{"start":15.66,"end":16.84,"text":"I'll try a little of that."},{"start":18.5,"end":19.12,"text":"Julie, brother."},{"start":19.14,"end":21.04,"text":"Paris."},{"start":21.06,"end":22.21,"text":"No, I mean... What's the order?"},{"start":22.23,"end":22.85,"text":"What's the order, sir?"},{"start":22.87,"end":22.99,"text":"Right."},{"start":23.01,"end":23.51,"text":"It's okay if you..."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to manage the arrangement of his study desk. The two discussed the placement of specific personal items, including books, candy, and a reference to Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The brief interaction focused exclusively on these logistical and domestic arrangements within the private workspace.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Camp David","Personal Logistics","Desk Arrangement"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:15:04.895Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","camp-david","personal-logistics","desk-arrangement"],"audioDurationSec":28,"audioFiles":[{"file":"235-017.mp3","bytes":682721,"durationSec":28.31,"bitrate":192949,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.206Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:08.721Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/235-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/235-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/235/conversation-235-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}