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Nixon & Sanchez on Camp David and Transportation

Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 3:25 PM–3:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation380-033 on Tape 380StartThursday, December 28, 1972 at 3:25 PMEndThursday, December 28, 1972 at 3:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 380-033 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate logistics for a trip to Camp David scheduled for later that afternoon. The discussion focused on departure timing and transportation arrangements, including the potential inclusion of the President's dog. Ultimately, the two finalized the travel plans for the upcoming presidential visit.

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I decided to go to Camp David at 4.30 today.
And, uh, you want to take the dog?
I don't know how tough you want to drive it.
I don't know, sir.
We've had all the tests to make that.
So, you know, maybe you can't solve this.
We'll take it to the machine and watch it go down.
Thank you.

On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-033 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 380-33

Date: December 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:25 pm and 3:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       The President's schedule
            -Camp David
                  -Timing
                  -Sanchez's schedule
                         -Transportation
                              -Helicopter
                              -Automobile
                                     -Fina Sanchez

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:35 pm.
  • 035-031 3:14 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:25 pm.
  • 380-032 3:14 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:25 pm.
  • 035-032 3:25 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 380-034 3:25 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 035-033 3:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
  • 380-035 3:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
  • 035-034 3:43 PM · 2 min — Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:45 pm.
  • 380-036 3:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 3:45 pm.

Conversation 380-033, December 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/380-033 (accessed October 10, 2026).