President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. The brief exchange served purely administrative purposes to establish communication with a key member of the White House staff. No policy matters or substantive political issues were addressed during this short request.
On May 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 131-11 Date: May 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See also Conversation No. 189-22] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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