Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-001
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and White House staff
Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 5:18 PM–6:30 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 1 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to discuss logistical matters and personal arrangements. The conversation touched upon the organization of White House gifts, including golf balls from Oak Hill Country Club, as well as the President’s evening plans to view a movie with First Lady Pat Nixon. The discussion concluded with brief instructions regarding lighting and general household coordination.
- Camp David
- White House staff
- Personal schedule
- White House gifts
- Manolo Sanchez
Audio
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NARA Description
On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:18 pm and 6:30 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 237-1
Date: December 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:18 pm and 6:30 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
White House gifts [?]
-Golf balls [?]
-Oak Hill [Country Club]
-Unknown person
The President’s schedule
-Movie
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
Light
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:30 pm.Also recorded on December 28, 1972
- 035-035 4:00 PM · 15 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:00 pm to 4:15 pm.
- 380-039 4:00 PM · 7 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 4:15 pm.
- 035-036 4:15 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:15 pm.
- 035-037 4:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:17 pm.
- 035-038 4:16 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:16 pm to 4:17 pm.
- 158-001 6:50 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:14 pm.
- 237-002 6:50 PM · 7 min — 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 7:14 pm.
- 237-003 6:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 237-001, December 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/237-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).