Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 243 › Conversation 243-004
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and communications equipment
Saturday, February 24, 1973 · 12:01 AM–8:55 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 38 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, and an unidentified individual at Camp David to coordinate the installation or transfer of communications equipment. The discussion centered on technical requirements for connecting specific devices, including references to Birch Lodge and other site locations. The primary action involved organizing the setup of this hardware to ensure consistent equipment functionality across the retreat.
- Camp David
- communications equipment
- logistics
- Manolo Sanchez
- White House operations
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NARA Description
On February 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 8:55 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 243-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 243-4
Date: February 24, 1973
Time: Unknown before 8:55 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Manolo Sanchez and an unknown man.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Equipment
-Connection
-Birch Lodge
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:55 am.Also recorded on February 24, 1973
- 162-003 7:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George C. Wallace talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:15 pm to 7:18 pm.
- 243-003 7:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George C. Wallace met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:15 pm to 7:18 pm.
- 243-015 7:18 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 7:18 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:55 am on February 24, 1973.
- 162-004 12:01 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 8:55 am.
- 243-005 8:55 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:55 am to 8:56 am.
- 243-006 8:56 AM · 29 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unknown person(s), President Richard M. Nixon, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 1:36 pm.
- 162-005 1:36 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:36 pm.
- 162-006 1:36 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 6:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 243-004, February 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/243-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).