Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 133 › Conversation 133-004
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Charles W. Colson
Wednesday, June 7, 1972 · 8:20 AM–9:22 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent telephone connection with his Special Counsel, Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary logistical step to initiate a direct conversation between the President and his advisor. No policy matters were discussed during this request for telephonic assistance.
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NARA Description
On June 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 9:22 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 133-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 133-4
Date: June 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:20 and 9:22 am
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)
President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 193-7]
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on June 7, 1972
- 193-006 8:20 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 9:22 am.
- 193-007 8:20 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 9:22 am.
- 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.
- 193-008 9:22 AM · 13 min — 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 133-004, 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/133-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).