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.
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 AidConversation 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] (rev. Mar-02) Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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