President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David to manage logistical arrangements. The discussion focused primarily on the President's schedule and the handling of briefcases related to his stay at Birch Lodge. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 1:20 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 237-23
Date: December 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 1:20 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President’s schedule
-Birch lodge
-Briefcases
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:20 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.