Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 224 › Conversation 224-020
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Teddy Gleason and Charles Colson
Tuesday, November 14, 1972 · 1:15 PM–2:05 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication with labor leader Teddy Gleason. He specifically requested that the operator obtain Gleason’s contact information from Charles Colson’s office to place the call. This brief exchange reflects the President's administrative efforts to coordinate with key labor figures during his second term.
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NARA Description
On November 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 224-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 224-20
Date: November 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 2:05 pm.
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
[See Conversation No. 153-14]
[End of telephone conversation]Also recorded on November 14, 1972
- 153-010 12:40 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 12:40 pm.
- 153-011 12:40 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:42 pm.
- 153-012 12:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:42 pm to 12:44 pm.
- 224-017 12:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:42 pm to 12:44 pm.
- 224-018 12:44 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 153-013 1:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:10 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 224-019 1:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:10 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 153-014 1:15 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 224-020, November 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/224-020 (accessed October 8, 2026).