Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 133 › Conversation 133-010

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

Thursday, June 8, 1972 · 10:51 AM–10:56 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation133-010 on Tape 133 (tape position 02:24:28–02:24:33)StartThursday, June 8, 1972 at 10:51 AMEndThursday, June 8, 1972 at 10:56 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 133-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication with the Camp David operator to request a connection to Charles W. Colson. The exchange served exclusively as a logistical step to facilitate direct contact with his special counsel. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief request.

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Yes, please.
Colson, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On June 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 133-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 133-10

Date: June 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:51 and 10:56 am
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 193-13]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on June 8, 1972

  • 193-014 10:36 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:36 am to 11:25 am.
  • 193-013 10:51 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am.
  • 133-011 10:56 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:56 am to 11:25 am.
  • 133-012 11:25 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:30 pm.
  • 133-013 11:25 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:31 pm.
  • 193-015 11:25 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:31 pm.
  • 193-016 11:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:31 pm.
  • 193-017 11:25 AM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:31 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 133-010, June 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/133-010 (accessed October 8, 2026).