President Nixon met with Charles W. Colson at Camp David to dictate a memorandum for follow-up action. While the specific contents of the discussion were withdrawn for security or personal reasons, the meeting served as a direct tasking session between the President and his special counsel. The primary objective was the transmission of administrative or political directives recorded via the Hard Wire system.
On August 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 1:47 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 200-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 200-12
Date: August 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:19 am and 1:47 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President dictated a memorandum to Charles W. Colson.
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