Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 148 › Conversation 148-005

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

Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 8:20 PM–8:24 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation148-005 on Tape 148StartTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:20 PMEndTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:24 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 148-005 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417175493 ↗

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NARA Description

On October 10, 1972, 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. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 148-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 148-5

Date: October 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:20 pm and 8:24 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 219-7]

        Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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Yes, please.
You could try Mr. Coulson again now, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

Also recorded on October 10, 1972

  • 148-001 8:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:15 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.
  • 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.
  • 219-007 8:20 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 8:24 pm.
  • 148-006 8:24 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:24 pm to 8:44 pm.
  • 219-008 8:24 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:24 pm to 8:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 148-005, October 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175493). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/148-005 (accessed November 2, 2026).