Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 172 › Conversation 172-001

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

Friday, June 9, 1972 · 2:44 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation172-001 on Tape 172 (tape position 00:00:43–00:00:48)StartFriday, June 9, 1972 at 2:44 PMEndFriday, June 9, 1972 at 2:44 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study DeskSourceNixon Library record for 172-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate communication with Charles W. Colson. The primary purpose of this brief exchange was to request that Colson be patched through to the President’s location. This call served as a logistical step to enable direct consultation with one of Nixon's key advisors.

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NARA Description

On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 2:44 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 172-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 172-1

Date: June 9, 1972
Time: 2:44 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk (telephone)

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 192-8]

       Request for Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on June 9, 1972

  • 172-002 2:44 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:44 pm to 3:20 pm.
  • 192-008 2:44 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 2:44 pm.
  • 192-009 2:44 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:44 pm to 3:20 pm.
  • 172-003 3:20 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:20 pm and 4:55 pm.
  • 192-010 3:20 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:20 pm and 4:55 pm.
  • 172-004 4:55 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at Camp David from 4:55 pm to 5:07 pm.
  • 192-011 4:55 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:55 pm to 5:07 pm.
  • 172-005 5:08 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 172-001, June 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/172-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).