{"conversationCode":"237-033","tapeNumber":237,"conversationNumber":33,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-237-033","startDateTime":"1972-12-29T22:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-29T23:28:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Dec-1972","startTime":"5:40 PM","endDate":"29-Dec-1972","endTime":"6:28 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 5:40 pm and 6:28 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-033 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. 237-33\n\nDate: December 29, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 5:40 pm and 6:28 pm\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n       Preparation of fire in fireplace\n            -Sanchez’s vision\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 6:28 pm.","filename":["237-033.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"237-032","nextCode":"237-034","transcript":[{"start":0.32,"end":28.58,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":28.6,"end":28.96,"text":"You see all right?"},{"start":29.56,"end":31.95,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David to oversee the preparation of a fire in the fireplace. During the brief interaction, the President inquired about Sanchez's vision to ensure he could perform the task safely. The meeting concluded shortly thereafter once the fire was attended to.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Camp David","Presidential staff","domestic management","fireplace"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:19:12.598Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","camp-david","presidential-staff","domestic-management","fireplace"],"audioDurationSec":37,"audioFiles":[{"file":"237-033.mp3","bytes":884595,"durationSec":36.72,"bitrate":192722,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.205Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/237-033.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/237-033","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/237/conversation-237-033","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}