President Nixon met with special counsel Charles Colson at Camp David to discuss sensitive political or administrative matters. While the primary substance of the conversation remains restricted due to a withdrawn item, the meeting reflects the ongoing high-level coordination between the President and his aide regarding critical White House strategy. No specific actions or public policy outcomes were recorded for this brief encounter.
On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:39 pm to 8:43 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 214-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 214-33 Date: October 2, 1972 Time: 8:39 pm - 8:43 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 145-21; one item has been withdrawnfrom the conversation]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.