Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 148 › Conversation 148-001
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Charles W. Colson and Camp David
Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 8:15 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec
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On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:15 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 148-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 148-1
Date: October 10, 1972
Time: 8:15 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 219-3]
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 10, 1972
- 148-002 8:15 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:16 pm.
- 219-003 8:15 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:15 pm.
- 219-004 8:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:16 pm.
- 148-003 8:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:16 pm to 8:20 pm.
- 219-005 8:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:16 pm to 8:20 pm.
- 148-004 8:20 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:20 pm.
- 148-005 8:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 8:24 pm.
- 219-006 8:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:20 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 148-001, October 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175485). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/148-001 (accessed November 1, 2026).