President Nixon initiated a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact Charles W. Colson. The conversation includes an unidentified speaker, likely William L. Safire, participating in the background. The primary action taken during this short exchange was the formal request to connect the President with Colson.
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-098 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 10-98 Date: October 6, 1971 Time: 5:18 pm - 5:19 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 284-14C] The President conferred with an unknown person [William L. Safire?] in the background. Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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