Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 243 › Conversation 243-013

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal aide

Saturday, February 24, 1973 · 6:16 PM–9:17 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation243-013 on Tape 243StartSaturday, February 24, 1973 at 6:16 PMEndSaturday, February 24, 1973 at 9:17 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 243-013 ↗

President Nixon met with his longtime personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. The brief audio segment contains applause, suggesting a moment of casual interaction or a commemorative gesture rather than a formal policy discussion. No significant substantive decisions or political strategies were recorded during this exchange.

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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 6:16 pm and 9:17 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 243-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 243-13

Date: February 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:16 pm and 9:17 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 243-13 (cont’d)

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       President’s schedule
              -Briefcase
              -Unknown man

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:17 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.
  • 243-010 1:45 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 4:57 pm.
  • 243-011 4:57 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 6:10 pm.
  • 162-007 6:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:10 pm to 6:16 pm.
  • 243-012 6:10 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:10 pm to 6:16 pm.
  • 243-014 6:16 PM · 12 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 9:17 pm.
  • 243-016 6:16 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 9:17 pm.

Conversation 243-013, 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/243-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).