Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 158 › Conversation 158-045
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Charles W. Colson and Camp David
Saturday, December 30, 1972 · 11:53 AM–11:54 AM ET · Camp David Study Table ·10 sec
AI Summary
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.
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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 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 Aid
Conversation 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. ColsonAlso recorded on December 30, 1972
- 158-042 11:51 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:51 am to 11:52 am.
- 158-043 11:52 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:52 am.
- 158-044 11:52 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:52 am to 11:53 am.
- 238-005 11:52 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:52 am.
- 238-006 11:52 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:52 am to 11:53 am.
- 238-007 11:53 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:54 am.
- 158-046 11:54 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:54 am to 11:56 am.
- 238-008 11:54 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:54 am to 11:56 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 158-045, 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/158-045 (accessed September 18, 2026).