Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-034

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

Saturday, December 30, 1972 · 9:41 AM–9:53 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation158-034 on Tape 158StartSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 9:41 AMEndSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 9:53 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an outgoing call to his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. The interaction served as a logistical bridge to initiate high-level communication while the President was working from the Camp David retreat. No substantive political or policy discussions occurred during this brief request for operator assistance.

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Over to the right, yes ma'am

NARA Description

On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 9:53 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-34

Date: December 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:41 am and 9:53 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 237-43]

       Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on December 30, 1972

  • 237-042 9:41 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 9:53 am.
  • 158-035 9:53 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:53 am to 10:02 am.
  • 237-044 9:53 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:53 am to 10:02 am.
  • 158-036 10:02 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:04 am.
  • 237-045 10:02 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:04 am.
  • 158-037 10:04 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:04 am to 10:12 am.
  • 237-046 10:04 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:04 am to 10:12 am.
  • 158-038 10:12 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 10:54 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 158-034, December 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-034 (accessed October 10, 2026).