Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-047

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson

Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 6:04 PM–6:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-047 on Tape 15 (tape position 01:01:55–01:02:02)StartThursday, November 18, 1971 at 6:04 PMEndThursday, November 18, 1971 at 6:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-047 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190939 ↗

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NARA Description

On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:04 pm and 6:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-047 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-47

Date: November 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:04 pm and 6:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call Charles W. Colson

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Carlson, please.
Yes, sir.

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  • 015-046 5:57 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 5:57 pm to 5:58 pm.
  • 621-008 6:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:01 pm to 6:04 pm.
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  • 015-048 6:56 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:56 pm to 7:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-047, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190939). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-047 (accessed November 1, 2026).