Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 168 › Conversation 168-019
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Charles W. Colson
Saturday, June 2, 1973 · 12:12 PM–12:29 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to initiate a telephone call to Charles W. Colson. This brief communication served solely as a logistical request to facilitate direct contact with a key political advisor. No substantive policy matters or further details were discussed during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:29 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 168-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 168-19
Date: June 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:12 pm and 12:29 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for a telephone call
-Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on June 2, 1973
- 168-013 11:13 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:13 am to 11:24 am.
- 168-014 11:24 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:38 am.
- 168-015 11:38 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:38 am to 11:39 am.
- 168-016 11:39 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:56 am.
- 168-017 11:56 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 12:05 pm.
- 168-018 12:12 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 12:12 pm.
- 168-020 12:29 PM · 16 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 12:29 pm.
- 168-021 12:29 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 1:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 168-019, June 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/168-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).