Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 157 › Conversation 157-025

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

Saturday, December 9, 1972 · 10:30 AM–12:22 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation157-025 on Tape 157StartSaturday, December 9, 1972 at 10:30 AMEndSaturday, December 9, 1972 at 12:22 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 157-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief administrative call via the Camp David operator to establish communication with Charles W. Colson. The interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with his special counsel. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Galton, please?
Yes.

NARA Description

On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 157-25

Date: December 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 235-3]

       Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on December 9, 1972

  • 235-001 10:30 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm.
  • 235-002 10:30 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm.
  • 235-003 10:30 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm.
  • 235-026 10:30 AM · 15 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm.
  • 157-026 12:22 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:22 pm to 12:58 pm.
  • 235-004 12:22 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:22 pm to 12:58 pm.
  • 235-005 12:58 PM · 29 sec — Helene (Colesie) Drown, William Hirsch, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 1:58 pm.
  • 235-006 12:58 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Helene (Colesie) Drown met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 1:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 157-025, December 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/157-025 (accessed October 10, 2026).