Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 141 › Conversation 141-001

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

Sunday, September 10, 1972 · 10:00 AM–11:44 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation141-001 on Tape 141StartSunday, September 10, 1972 at 10:00 AMEndSunday, September 10, 1972 at 11:44 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 141-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent telephone connection with Charles W. Colson. The exchange served as a logistical request to initiate a direct conversation between the President and his special counsel. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief administrative interaction.

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Mr. Carlson, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On September 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 11:44 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 141-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 141-1

Date: September 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:00 am and 11:44 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 209-3]

            Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on September 10, 1972

  • 209-003 10:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 11:44 am.
  • 141-002 11:44 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:44 am to 12:14 pm.
  • 209-004 11:44 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:44 am to 12:14 pm.
  • 209-005 12:14 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 1:15 pm.
  • 209-006 1:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:26 pm.
  • 209-007 1:15 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:26 pm.
  • 209-008 1:15 PM · 12 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:26 pm.
  • 178-001 2:26 PM · 8 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972 and 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 141-001, September 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/141-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).