President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to initiate an urgent telephone call to Charles W. Colson. This brief communication served solely as a logistical request to facilitate a private discussion between the President and his special counsel. No further substantive policy matters or tactical decisions were discussed during this interaction.
On September 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:03 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 142-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 142-6 Date: September 12, 1972 Time: 9:03 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 210-8] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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