Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 221 › Conversation 221-001
Nixon phone call with Colson on White House Tapes and Record keeping
Sunday, October 15, 1972 · 5:20 PM–8:28 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 31 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles Colson discuss their practices regarding the handling of sensitive White House recordings. They touch upon the preference for reviewing written transcripts over listening to audio documentation. This brief exchange reflects the administrative approach to managing the internal records of the Nixon presidency.
- White House Tapes
- Record keeping
- Administration
- Internal documentation
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NARA Description
On October 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 8:28 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 221-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 221-1 Date: October 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 5:20 pm and 8:28 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with Charles W. Colson. This recording began at an unknown time while the conversation was in progress. [See Conversation No. 150-1; two items have been withdrawn]
Also recorded on October 15, 1972
- 149-011 11:24 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:24 am.
- 149-012 11:24 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:35 am.
- 149-013 11:24 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 12:00 pm.
- 149-014 12:00 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:00 pm to 12:14 pm.
- 220-018 12:00 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:00 pm to 12:14 pm.
- 220-019 12:14 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 7:53 pm.
- 220-020 12:14 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 7:53 pm.
- 150-001 5:20 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 8:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 221-001, October 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/221-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).