President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an outgoing call to his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. This administrative interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with his aide while he was stationed at the retreat. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief communication.
On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:04 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-056 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 158-56 Date: December 30, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:59 pm and 1:04 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 238-19] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.