{"conversationCode":"242-003","tapeNumber":242,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-242-003","startDateTime":"1973-02-03T19:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-05T01:34:00.000Z","startDate":"3-Feb-1973","startTime":"2:45 PM","endDate":"4-Feb-1973","endTime":"8:34 PM","dateCertainty":"estimated","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","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.","locationCode":"CDHW","recordingDevice":"Camp David Hard Wire","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 242-3\n\nDate: February 3 or 4, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:45 pm, February 3 and 8:34 pm, February 4, 1973\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n**********************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       Paper\n\n       Dictation machines [?]\n               -Location\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n**********************************************************************\n\f                                                        -3-\n\n                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                                             Conversation No. 242-3 (cont’d)\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 8:34 pm, February 4, 1973.","filename":["242-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"242-002","nextCode":"242-004","transcript":[{"start":1.13,"end":5.93,"text":"It's just that I'm sorry."},{"start":5.95,"end":7.49,"text":"I didn't want this to happen to you."},{"start":37.98,"end":38.19,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Dictation equipment","White House administration","Camp David","Presidential staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:27:39.133Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","dictation-equipment","white-house-administration","camp-david","presidential-staff"],"audioDurationSec":43,"audioFiles":[{"file":"242-003.mp3","bytes":245760,"durationSec":43.08,"bitrate":45637,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.481Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:09.849Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/242-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/242-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/242/conversation-242-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}