Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-058
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 2:53 PM–3:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson. This brief communication served solely as a logistical request to connect the President with his Special Counsel. The operator acknowledged the directive and proceeded to facilitate the connection.
- Charles W. Colson
- White House communications
- Presidential scheduling
- Internal administration logistics
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NARA Description
On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 3:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-058 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-58
Date: June 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:53 pm and 3:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on June 30, 1971
- 006-052 2:36 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 006-053 2:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John S. Davies talked on the telephone from 2:40 pm to 2:42 pm.
- 006-054 2:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Cynthia Frink talked on the telephone from 2:43 pm to 2:44 pm.
- 006-055 2:44 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 006-056 2:44 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 006-057 2:52 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John S. Davies talked on the telephone from 2:52 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 006-059 3:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 532-024 3:08 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 006-058, June 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-058 (accessed October 12, 2026).