Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 131 › Conversation 131-024

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Charles W. Colson

Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 10:05 AM–10:10 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation131-024 on Tape 131 (tape position 01:39:07–01:39:13)StartThursday, May 18, 1972 at 10:05 AMEndThursday, May 18, 1972 at 10:10 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 131-024 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417175051 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:10 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 131-24

Date: May 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:05 am and 10:10 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See also Conversation No. 191-2]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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Coulson, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

Also recorded on May 18, 1972

  • 191-001 10:05 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:10 am.
  • 191-002 10:05 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:10 am.
  • 131-025 10:10 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:10 am to 10:33 am.
  • 191-003 10:10 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:10 am to 10:33 am.
  • 131-026 10:33 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:33 am and 10:58 am.
  • 191-004 10:33 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:33 am and 10:58 am.
  • 131-027 10:58 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:58 am to 11:08 am.
  • 191-005 10:58 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:58 am to 11:08 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 131-024, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175051). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/131-024 (accessed November 2, 2026).