Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 135 › Conversation 135-005

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

Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 12:59 PM–1:00 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation135-005 on Tape 135 (tape position 00:13:42–00:13:50)StartThursday, June 29, 1972 at 12:59 PMEndThursday, June 29, 1972 at 1:00 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 135-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to initiate a telephone call to White House Special Counsel Charles W. Colson. This brief exchange served solely as a logistical request to establish communication with a key administrative aide. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief administrative interaction.

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Yes, please.
Carlson, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On June 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:00 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 135-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 135-5

Date: June 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:59 and 1:00 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)

The President talked with Camp David operator.

[See also Conversation No. 195-9]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on June 29, 1972

  • 135-004 12:57 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:57 pm to 12:59 pm.
  • 195-008 12:57 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:57 pm to 12:59 pm.
  • 195-009 12:59 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 135-006 1:00 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:00 pm to 1:28 pm.
  • 195-010 1:00 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:00 pm to 1:28 pm.
  • 135-007 1:28 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:33 pm.
  • 195-011 1:28 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:33 pm.
  • 195-012 1:28 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 135-005, June 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/135-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).