Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-156
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Sunday, July 18, 1971 · 6:05 PM–6:26 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson. This communication request served to facilitate a direct line of contact between the President and his Special Counsel. No further content was recorded as the interaction was limited to the initiation of this administrative task.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on July 18, 1971 and 6:26 pm on July 19, 1971. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-156 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-156
Date: Unknown between July 18 and July 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:05 pm, July 18 and 6:26 pm, July 19, 1971
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on July 18, 1971
- 006-157 6:05 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on July 18, 1971 and 6:26 pm on July 19, 1971.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 006-156, July 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-156 (accessed September 18, 2026).