President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to request a telephone connection with Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction served as a communication bridge to facilitate further discussion between the President and his special counsel. No substantive policy or political matters were addressed during this specific exchange.
On July 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:42 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 136-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 136-4
Date: July 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:23 and 1:42 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)
(rev. Jan-02)
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 197-7]
Request for Charles W. ColsonThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.