{"conversationCode":"243-004","tapeNumber":243,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-243-004","startDateTime":"1973-02-24T05:01:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-24T13:55:00.000Z","startDate":"24-Feb-1973","startTime":"12:01 AM","endDate":"24-Feb-1973","endTime":"8:55 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","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.","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. 243-4\n\nDate: February 24, 1973\nTime: Unknown before 8:55 am\nLocation: Camp David Hard Wire\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez and an unknown man.\n\n*****************************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during\nchronological review 2007-2013]\n\n       Equipment\n             -Connection\n             -Birch Lodge\n\n*****************************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 8:55 am.","filename":["243-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"243-003","nextCode":"243-005","transcript":[{"start":5.18,"end":14.57,"text":"I hear them."},{"start":14.59,"end":18.07,"text":"I'm going to take this one."},{"start":18.35,"end":18.85,"text":"Let's hook it up."},{"start":18.87,"end":19.37,"text":"Over at Burke's."},{"start":19.39,"end":21.86,"text":"Or maybe they have one like that one."},{"start":21.88,"end":33.05,"text":"I want it in this kind over there."},{"start":33.07,"end":33.97,"text":"Get it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["Camp David","communications equipment","logistics","Manolo Sanchez","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:28:35.265Z"},"topicSlugs":["camp-david","communications-equipment","logistics","manolo-sanchez","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":38,"audioFiles":[{"file":"243-004.mp3","bytes":274432,"durationSec":38.37,"bitrate":57213,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.481Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/243-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/243-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/243/conversation-243-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}