Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 137 › Conversation 137-019

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

Sunday, August 13, 1972 · 10:22 AM–10:45 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation137-019 on Tape 137StartSunday, August 13, 1972 at 10:22 AMEndSunday, August 13, 1972 at 10:45 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 137-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated this brief call to the Camp David operator to request a telephone connection with special counsel Charles W. Colson. The exchange served exclusively as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication with his aide. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred during this brief interaction.

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Mr. Colson, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On August 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:22 am and 10:45 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 137-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 137-19

Date: August 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:22 am and 10:45 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 199-14]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on August 13, 1972

  • 137-015 10:15 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:15 am.
  • 137-016 10:15 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:15 am.
  • 137-017 10:15 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:19 am.
  • 199-010 10:15 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 10:15 am.
  • 137-018 10:19 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:19 am to 10:22 am.
  • 199-012 10:19 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:19 am to 10:22 am.
  • 199-013 10:22 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:22 am and 10:45 am.
  • 199-014 10:22 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:22 am and 10:45 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 137-019, August 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/137-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).