Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 224 › Conversation 224-002

Nixon phone call with Brennan on Charles W. Colson and White House logistics

Monday, November 13, 1972 · 3:55 PM–5:01 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, John V.Conversation224-002 on Tape 224StartMonday, November 13, 1972 at 3:55 PMEndMonday, November 13, 1972 at 5:01 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 224-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with John V. Brennan at Camp David to coordinate upcoming scheduling logistics. The discussion focused on arrangements for an impending meeting between the President and Charles W. Colson. No major policy decisions were reached, as the exchange remained limited to administrative and logistical coordination.

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Is this where I see Coltsville before, Dan?
Uh, it's what you're calling now.
As soon as they finish.
I don't know how you pair a party now, do you?
Huh?
Yeah, that's what my name is.

NARA Description

On November 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 5:01 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 224-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 224-2
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Date: November 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:55 pm and 5:01 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with John V. (“Jack”) Brennan.

        The President's schedule
             -Meeting with Charles W. Colson

Brennan left at an unknown time before 5:01 pm.

Also recorded on November 13, 1972

  • 814-001 9:05 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:06 am.
  • 814-002 9:06 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:06 am and 9:09 am.
  • 814-003 9:09 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, and John V. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:09 am to 9:57 am.
  • 224-001 3:08 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:08 pm to 3:55 pm.
  • 153-001 3:55 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 224-003 3:55 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 224-004 5:07 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 7:40 pm.
  • 224-005 5:07 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 7:40 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 224-002, November 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/224-002 (accessed October 5, 2026).