President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David to attend to personal tasks, including the maintenance of a fireplace fire using newspaper. During the brief interaction, the two discussed administrative details regarding a Dictabelt recording and personal files. The conversation concluded with pleasantries as Sanchez departed for the evening.
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 7:14 pm and 9:10 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 237-5
Date: December 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:14 pm and 9:10 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Preparation of fire in fireplace
-Paper
Dictabelt tape
-Private file
Preparation of fire in fireplace
-Match
-Paper
-New York Times
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:10 pm.
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