Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 146 › Conversation 146-003

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

Wednesday, October 4, 1972 · 5:55 PM–6:23 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation146-003 on Tape 146StartWednesday, October 4, 1972 at 5:55 PMEndWednesday, October 4, 1972 at 6:23 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 146-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to request an outgoing call to White House Special Counsel Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative exchange served solely to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and his advisor. No substantive policy discussions or political developments occurred during this brief interaction.

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Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On October 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:23 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 146-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 146-3

Date: October 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:55 pm and 6:23 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

        Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on October 4, 1972

  • 215-004 5:00 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm.
  • 215-005 5:55 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:23 pm.
  • 146-004 6:23 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:23 pm to 6:45 pm.
  • 215-006 6:23 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:23 pm to 6:45 pm.
  • 146-005 6:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 7:27 pm.
  • 215-007 6:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 7:27 pm.
  • 215-008 6:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 7:27 pm.
  • 215-009 6:45 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 6:45 pm and 7:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 146-003, October 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/146-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).