Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 138 › Conversation 138-014
Nixon phone call with Colson on Camp David and Political Strategy
Sunday, July 30, 1972 · 2:22 PM–2:42 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 20 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles Colson spoke via telephone while the President was at Camp David to discuss sensitive political and administrative matters. Although the majority of the conversation remains restricted, the discussion centered on high-level strategy regarding the management of ongoing domestic issues. No definitive actions or decisions were explicitly transcribed due to the withdrawn status of the primary content.
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NARA Description
On July 30, 1972, Charles W. Colson and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:22 pm to 2:42 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 138-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 138-14 Date: July 30, 1972 Time: 2:22 pm - 2:42 pm Location: Camp David Study Table Charles W. Colson talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 198-25] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 18m 45s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on July 30, 1972
- 138-011 1:32 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:56 pm.
- 198-021 1:32 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:56 pm.
- 198-022 1:32 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:56 pm.
- 138-012 1:56 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:56 pm.
- 198-023 1:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 1:56 pm.
- 138-013 1:58 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:58 pm.
- 198-024 1:58 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 1:58 pm.
- 198-025 2:22 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:22 pm to 2:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 138-014, July 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/138-014 (accessed October 24, 2026).