Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 233 › Conversation 233-004
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Charles W. Colson and Camp David
Tuesday, December 5, 1972 · 9:39 PM–10:05 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec
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NARA Description
On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 233-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 233-004
Date: December 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 157-3]
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on December 5, 1972
- 157-002 9:31 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. ("Jack") Schmitt talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:31 pm to 9:39 pm.
- 233-001 9:31 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. ("Jack") Schmitt met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:31 pm to 9:39 pm.
- 157-003 9:39 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm.
- 233-002 9:39 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm.
- 233-003 9:39 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm.
- 233-005 9:39 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm.
- 157-004 10:05 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:05 pm to 10:34 pm.
- 233-006 10:05 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:05 pm to 10:34 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 233-004, December 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174751). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/233-004 (accessed October 30, 2026).