Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 241 › Conversation 241-007

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David

Friday, February 2, 1973 · 3:43 PM–3:30 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Sanchez, ManoloConversation241-007 on Tape 241StartFriday, February 2, 1973 at 3:43 PMEndSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 3:30 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 241-007 ↗

President Nixon met with an unknown individual and his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to facilitate a brief logistical exchange. The participants focused on locating specific items and coordinating the details of a future meeting. The discussion remained functional in nature, centering on the management of immediate administrative tasks.

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Look, we have the...
Yes, sir.

President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 3:43 pm on February 2, 1973 and 3:30 pm on February 3, 1973. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 241-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 241-007

Date: February 2 or February 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:43 pm, February 2 and 3:30 pm, February 3, 1973
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President [?] met with an unknown man.

       Future meeting

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:43 pm, February 2, 1973.

       Locating something

President [?] et. Al. left at an unknown time before 3:30 pm, February 3, 1973.
  • 186-001 3:43 PM · 42 sec — Camp David operator, William Hirsch, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 8:50 pm.
  • 186-002 3:43 PM · 32 sec — William Hirsch and Charles C. ("Charlie") Sumrell talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 8:50 pm.
  • 186-003 3:43 PM · 4 min — Henry A. Kissinger, Camp David operator, Paul ("Stern") Kissinger, and Louis Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 8:50 pm.
  • 186-004 3:43 PM · 3 min — Henry A. Kissinger, Camp David operator, unknown person(s), and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 8:50 pm.
  • 186-005 3:43 PM · 3 min — Henry A. Kissinger, Camp David operator, and Cmdr. Jonathan T. Howe talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 8:50 pm.
  • 186-006 3:43 PM · 20 sec — Charles C. ("Charlie") Sumrell and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 8:50 pm.
  • 186-007 3:43 PM · 33 sec — Frank A. Sisco, Camp David operator, and Charles A. Grunden talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 8:50 pm.
  • 186-008 3:43 PM · 6 min — Frank A. Sisco, Camp David operator, unknown person(s), and Farrell D. Morlan talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 8:50 pm.

Conversation 241-007, February 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/241-007 (accessed October 1, 2026).