Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 142 › Conversation 142-006
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Charles W. Colson
Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 9:03 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 11 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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. ColsonAlso recorded on September 13, 1972
- 142-004 8:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:53 pm.
- 210-006 8:53 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:53 pm.
- 142-005 8:58 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:58 pm to 9:00 pm.
- 210-007 8:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:58 pm to 9:00 pm.
- 210-008 9:03 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:03 pm.
- 142-007 9:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:04 pm to 9:15 pm.
- 210-009 9:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:04 pm to 9:15 pm.
- 210-010 9:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:15 pm and 9:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 142-006, September 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/142-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).