Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-056

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

Saturday, December 30, 1972 · 12:59 PM–1:04 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation158-056 on Tape 158StartSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 12:59 PMEndSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 1:04 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-056 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 648452633 ↗

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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 12:59 pm and 1:04 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-056 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-56

Date: December 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:59 pm and 1:04 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 238-19]

       Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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Also recorded on December 30, 1972

  • 158-054 12:40 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 12:40 pm.
  • 238-017 12:40 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 12:40 pm.
  • 158-055 12:45 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:45 pm to 12:59 pm.
  • 238-018 12:45 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:45 pm to 12:59 pm.
  • 238-019 12:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:04 pm.
  • 158-057 1:04 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:04 pm to 1:16 pm.
  • 238-020 1:04 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:04 pm to 1:16 pm.
  • 238-021 1:16 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:18 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 158-056, December 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 648452633). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-056 (accessed November 2, 2026).