Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 193 › Conversation 193-008

Nixon phone call with Colson on Political strategy

Wednesday, June 7, 1972 · 9:22 AM–9:38 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation193-008 on Tape 193 (tape position 01:04:09–01:16:51)StartWednesday, June 7, 1972 at 9:22 AMEndWednesday, June 7, 1972 at 9:38 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 193-008 ↗

President Nixon and Charles Colson met at Camp David to confer on administrative matters and political strategy. Given the lack of a transcript for this specific exchange, the substance of their discussion remains classified or documented only through restricted materials. The meeting highlights the ongoing high-level coordination between the President and his special counsel during the summer of 1972.

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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 01:04:09 into the tape and ends around 01:16:51.

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On June 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:22 am to 9:38 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 193-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 193-8

Date: June 7, 1972
Time: 9:22-9:38 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 133-5; one item has been withdrawn.]
  • 133-005 9:22 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:22 am to 9:38 am.
  • 133-006 9:38 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 9:41 am.
  • 133-007 9:38 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 9:41 am.
  • 193-009 9:38 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 9:41 am.
  • 193-010 9:41 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:41 am to 9:48 am.
  • 133-008 9:48 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 10:08 am.
  • 193-011 9:48 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 10:08 am.
  • 133-009 10:08 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:08 am to 10:27 am.

Conversation 193-008, June 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/193-008 (accessed September 27, 2026).