Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 168 › Conversation 168-027
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Charles W. Colson
Sunday, June 3, 1973 · 10:35 AM–10:48 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to initiate a telephone call to his former special counsel, Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate communication between the President and Colson. No further discussion or substantive policy deliberations occurred during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 10:48 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 168-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 168-27
Date: June 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:35 am and 10:48 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for telephone call
-Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on June 3, 1973
- 168-023 10:00 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:10 am.
- 168-024 10:10 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:35 am.
- 168-025 10:35 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:35 am.
- 168-026 10:35 AM · 12 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:35 am.
- 168-028 10:48 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:07 am.
- 168-029 11:07 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:51 am.
- 168-030 11:51 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 12:09 pm.
- 168-031 12:30 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 168-027, June 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/168-027 (accessed October 12, 2026).