Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 144 › Conversation 144-001

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

Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 7:45 PM–7:46 PM ET · Camp David Study Table ·15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Camp David OperatorConversation144-001 onTape 144StartTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 7:45 PMEndTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 7:46 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 144-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized the Camp David telephone system to coordinate a brief scheduling adjustment through the facility operator. The primary objective of the call was to facilitate a direct conversation with White House aide Charles W. Colson. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this short administrative exchange.

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Tell him I'll be out.

Coulson, please.

Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 pm and 7:46 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 144-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 144-1

Date: September 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:45 pm and 7:46 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President conferred with an unknown person.

            The President's schedule

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation no. 212-3]

            Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on September 19, 1972

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783-026 3:42 PM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William E. Timmons, Henry A. Kissinger, John B. Connally, Clark MacGregor, George E. Christian, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:42 pm to 5:41 pm.
783-027 5:41 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:41 pm and 11:59 pm.
212-001 6:23 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:23 pm to 6:55 pm.
212-002 6:55 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:46 pm.
212-003 7:45 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:45 pm.
144-002 7:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:46 pm to 8:10 pm.
212-004 7:46 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:46 pm to 8:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 144-001, September 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/144-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).