President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an urgent telephone call to Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction was intended to facilitate direct communication between the President and his special counsel. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-114 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 12-114 Date: October 25, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 304-7] Request for call to Charles W. Colson 79 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06)
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