President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication through the Camp David operator to request a connection with his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. The exchange served exclusively as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication with a key administration advisor. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief interaction.
On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 10:53 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 139-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 139-1 Date: August 8, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:10 pm and 10:53 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 200-2] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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