President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call with Charles W. Colson. After being informed of Colson's whereabouts at Princeton University, the President instructed the operator to have Colson reach out to him as soon as he became available. This brief exchange served as an administrative arrangement to establish communication between the President and a key advisor.
On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:58 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 157-27 Date: December 9, 1972 Time: 1:58 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 235-8] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson -Colson’s location -Princeton University
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