Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 134 › Conversation 134-014
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Charles W. Colson
Saturday, June 24, 1972 · 5:56 PM–7:12 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent telephone connection to his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. The brief exchange served as a procedural request to initiate this communication channel while the President was stationed at Camp David. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this connection attempt.
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NARA Description
On June 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 7:12 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 134-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 134-14
Date: June 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:56 and 7:12 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See also Conversation No. 194-19]
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on June 24, 1972
- 134-012 5:50 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:50 pm.
- 194-016 5:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:50 pm.
- 194-017 5:50 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
- 134-013 5:56 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:56 pm.
- 194-018 5:56 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:56 pm.
- 194-019 5:56 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 7:12 pm.
- 134-015 7:12 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:12 pm to 7:34 pm.
- 194-020 7:12 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:12 pm to 7:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 134-014, June 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/134-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).