Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 214 › Conversation 214-033

Nixon phone call with Colson on White House strategy

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 8:39 PM–8:43 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation214-033 on Tape 214StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 8:39 PMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 8:43 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 214-033 ↗

AI Summary

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 While the primary substance of the conversation remains restricted due to a withdrawn item, the meeting reflects the ongoing high-level coordination between the President and his aide regarding critical White House strategy.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.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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]

Also recorded on October 3, 1972

  • 145-019 8:30 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:30 pm to 8:36 pm.
  • 214-031 8:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:30 pm to 8:36 pm.
  • 145-020 8:36 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:39 pm.
  • 214-032 8:36 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:39 pm.
  • 145-021 8:39 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:39 pm to 8:43 pm.
  • 145-022 8:43 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 8:51 pm.
  • 214-034 8:43 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 8:51 pm.
  • 214-035 8:43 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 8:51 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 214-033, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/214-033 (accessed October 12, 2026).