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.
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 AidConversation 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. Colson
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