Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-023
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and White House staff
Friday, December 29, 1972 · 12:37 PM–1:20 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 25 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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.Also recorded on December 29, 1972
- 158-015 12:01 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:01 pm to 12:08 pm.
- 237-019 12:01 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:01 pm to 12:08 pm.
- 158-016 12:08 PM · 1 min — Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm.
- 237-020 12:08 PM · 1 min — Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm.
- 158-017 12:09 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:13 pm.
- 237-021 12:09 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:13 pm.
- 158-018 12:13 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:13 pm to 12:37 pm.
- 237-022 12:13 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:13 pm to 12:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 237-023, December 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/237-023 (accessed October 11, 2026).