President Nixon met with special counsel Charles Colson at Camp David to strategize on political affairs during the 1972 reelection campaign. The two men discussed tactics for managing political fallout and addressing ongoing pressures facing the administration. While specific details of their deliberation remain shielded by the withdrawal of one segment of the record, the discussion reflects the high-level coordination between the President and his key political aide during a critical phase of the campaign.
On September 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:27 am to 11:41 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 210-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 210-12 Date: September 13, 1972 Time: 11:27 am - 11:41 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation no. 142-9; one item has been withdrawn from this conversation]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.