{"conversationCode":"237-005","tapeNumber":237,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-237-005","startDateTime":"1972-12-29T00:14:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-29T02:10:00.000Z","startDate":"28-Dec-1972","startTime":"7:14 PM","endDate":"28-Dec-1972","endTime":"9:10 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","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 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.","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. 237-5\n\nDate: December 28, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 7:14 pm and 9:10 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n       Preparation of fire in fireplace\n            -Paper\n\n       Dictabelt tape\n            -Private file\n\n       Preparation of fire in fireplace\n            -Match\n            -Paper\n                   -New York Times\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 9:10 pm.\n\f                                                -5-\n\n                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["237-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"237-004","nextCode":"237-006","transcript":[{"start":0.32,"end":4.68,"text":"I think it's burnt out."},{"start":4.7,"end":5.69,"text":"Need a little more paper."},{"start":5.71,"end":5.91,"text":"Yes, Chef."},{"start":60.55,"end":62.88,"text":"It's changed her friends."},{"start":167.08,"end":175.35,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":202.97,"end":215.27,"text":"Good morning."},{"start":215.69,"end":218.87,"text":"Very good, sir, because I've been in your time, sir."},{"start":219.11,"end":221.16,"text":"Great."},{"start":221.18,"end":221.5,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":221.52,"end":224.26,"text":"The best one."},{"start":224.28,"end":224.94,"text":"The best one."},{"start":224.96,"end":225.8,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":225.94,"end":228.39,"text":"Good night, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Camp David","Dictabelt","Personal staff","Fireplace maintenance"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:16:37.687Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","camp-david","dictabelt","personal-staff","fireplace-maintenance"],"audioDurationSec":233,"audioFiles":[{"file":"237-005.mp3","bytes":5597918,"durationSec":233.11,"bitrate":192115,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:09.052Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/237-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/237-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/237/conversation-237-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}