Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 143 › Conversation 143-008

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

Sunday, September 17, 1972 · 1:25 PM–1:53 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation143-008 on Tape 143StartSunday, September 17, 1972 at 1:25 PMEndSunday, September 17, 1972 at 1:53 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 143-008 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417175359 ↗

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NARA Description

On September 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:53 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 143-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 143-8

Date: September 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:25 pm and 1:53 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 211-21]

            Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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Awesome, please.
Thank you, sir.

Also recorded on September 17, 1972

  • 143-005 11:28 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
  • 143-007 11:30 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lt. Col. William L. Golden talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:30 am to 11:31 am.
  • 211-018 11:30 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lt. Col. William L. Golden met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:30 am to 11:31 am.
  • 211-019 1:00 PM · 4 min — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 211-020 1:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:53 pm.
  • 211-021 1:25 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 1:25 pm and 1:53 pm.
  • 143-009 1:53 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:53 pm to 2:22 pm.
  • 211-022 1:53 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:53 pm to 2:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 143-008, September 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175359). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/143-008 (accessed November 9, 2026).