Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 137 › Conversation 137-007

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

Saturday, August 12, 1972 · 8:50 AM–10:35 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation137-007 on Tape 137StartSaturday, August 12, 1972 at 8:50 AMEndSaturday, August 12, 1972 at 10:35 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 137-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative exchange served solely as an instruction to initiate communication with a key White House advisor. No policy or substantive political matters were discussed during this request.

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Yes, please.

Coulson, please.

Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On August 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 10:35 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 137-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 137-7

Date: August 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:50 am and 10:35 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 201-12]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on August 12, 1972

137-006 8:30 PM · 17 sec — Edward R. F. Cox, Clarence D. Palmby, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 10:20 pm.
201-010 8:50 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 10:35 am.
137-008 10:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:35 am to 11:11 am.
201-013 10:35 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:35 am to 11:11 am.
201-014 11:11 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 7:10 pm.
199-001 12:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:58 pm on August 12, 1972 and 9:38 am on August 13, 1972.
201-015 12:58 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 7:10 pm.
201-016 12:58 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 7:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 137-007, August 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/137-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).