{"conversationCode":"235-021","tapeNumber":235,"conversationNumber":21,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-235-021","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 235-021 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. 235-21\n\nDate: December 9, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n[See conversation No. 157-40]\n\f                                            -13-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                        Conversation No. 235-21 (cont’d)\n\n       Col. Richard T. Kennedy\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 7:46 pm.","filename":["235-021.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"235-020","nextCode":"235-022","transcript":[{"start":1.18,"end":6.04,"text":"... ... ... ... ..."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon held an informal meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study during a retreat at Camp David. The discussion remained private and personal, serving as a brief check-in during the President's stay. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were recorded as outcomes of this interaction.","topics":["Presidential Staff","Manolo Sanchez","Camp David","Personal Affairs"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:15:26.697Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-staff","manolo-sanchez","camp-david","personal-affairs"],"audioDurationSec":25,"audioFiles":[{"file":"235-021.mp3","bytes":612504,"durationSec":25.39,"bitrate":193015,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:08.722Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/235-021.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/235-021","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/235/conversation-235-021","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}