{"conversationCode":"237-027","tapeNumber":237,"conversationNumber":27,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-237-027","startDateTime":"1972-12-29T22:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-29T22:12:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Dec-1972","startTime":"5:06 PM","endDate":"29-Dec-1972","endTime":"5:12 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","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 5:06 pm and 5:12 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-027 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. 237-27\n\nDate: December 29, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 5:06 pm and 5:12 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n       Item\n              Delivery to military aide\n                   -Message\n\n       Instruction\n\n       The President’s schedule\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 5:12 pm.","filename":["237-027.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"237-026","nextCode":"237-028","transcript":[{"start":0.57,"end":8.49,"text":"Well, however, that has to go over to the aide."},{"start":8.52,"end":10.04,"text":"You said it's kind of right away because it's a message they have to get on."},{"start":10.06,"end":10.24,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":10.26,"end":11.12,"text":"And get me up to date with the discussions."},{"start":11.14,"end":11.34,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":11.36,"end":12.07,"text":"It's all right."},{"start":12.09,"end":13.01,"text":"You can eat at 6 o'clock, okay?"},{"start":13.03,"end":13.13,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to facilitate the immediate delivery of an urgent message to a military aide. The President also requested an update regarding ongoing discussions and confirmed his personal schedule for the evening. The exchange focused on logistics and ensuring the timely transmission of high-priority communications.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","military communication","White House logistics","presidential schedule","Camp David"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:18:38.944Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","military-communication","white-house-logistics","presidential-schedule","camp-david"],"audioDurationSec":20,"audioFiles":[{"file":"237-027.mp3","bytes":490878,"durationSec":20.31,"bitrate":193385,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/237-027.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/237-027","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/237/conversation-237-027","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}