Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 145 › Conversation 145-006
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Charles W. Colson and Camp David
Saturday, September 30, 1972 · 2:45 PM–2:51 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon communicated with the Camp David operator to facilitate an incoming telephone call from special counsel Charles W. Colson. The exchange served primarily as a brief procedural connection to transition the President to a direct conversation with his aide. No substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this brief logistical interaction.
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NARA Description
On September 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:51 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 145-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 145-6
Date: September 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm and 2:51 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The Camp David operator talked with the President.
Call from Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on September 30, 1972
- 145-002 2:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 145-003 2:32 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:32 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 214-003 2:32 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:32 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 145-004 2:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 2:42 pm.
- 145-005 2:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:42 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 214-004 2:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:42 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 145-007 2:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:51 pm to 2:59 pm.
- 214-005 2:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:51 pm to 2:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 145-006, September 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/145-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).