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Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Dictation equipment and Camp David

Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 2:45 PM–8:34 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 43 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation242-003 on Tape 242StartSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 2:45 PMEndSunday, February 4, 1973 at 8:34 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 242-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, at Camp David to discuss personal matters and administrative arrangements. The dialogue focused on the logistics surrounding dictation equipment and the physical placement of documents. The brief exchange reflects the intimate nature of their working relationship and the private administrative tasks managed by the President's personal staff.

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NARA Description

President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 242-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 242-3

Date: February 3 or 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm, February 3 and 8:34 pm, February 4, 1973
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Paper

       Dictation machines [?]
               -Location

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                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                                             Conversation No. 242-3 (cont’d)

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:34 pm, February 4, 1973.

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It's just that I'm sorry.
I didn't want this to happen to you.
Thank you.

Also recorded on February 3, 1973

  • 242-001 2:45 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973.
  • 242-002 2:45 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973.
  • 242-004 2:45 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973.
  • 242-005 2:45 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973.
  • 242-006 2:45 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973.
  • 242-007 2:45 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973.
  • 242-008 2:45 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973.
  • 242-009 2:45 PM · 29 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 242-003, February 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/242-003 (accessed November 15, 2026).