President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Special Counsel Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction served as the initiation of a call to his advisor regarding pressing White House matters. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange, as its primary purpose was strictly telephonic connectivity.
On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:54 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-045 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 158-45 Date: December 30, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:53 am and 11:54 am Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 238-7] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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