Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-132

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

Wednesday, May 3, 1972 · 12:41 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation023-132 on Tape 23StartWednesday, May 3, 1972 at 12:41 PMEndWednesday, May 3, 1972 at 12:41 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-132 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with Charles W. Colson. This brief communication serves as a standard administrative action to facilitate direct contact between the President and his Special Counsel. No further policy discussions or significant decisions occur during this exchange.

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Colson, please.

NARA Description

On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-132 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-132

Date: May 3, 1972
Time: 12:41 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     [See also Conversation No. 335-6]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on May 3, 1972

  • 718-014 12:35 PM · 43 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 023-130 12:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm.
  • 335-004 12:36 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm.
  • 023-131 12:40 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 12:40 pm to 12:41 pm.
  • 335-005 12:40 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:41 pm.
  • 023-133 12:41 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:41 pm to 12:59 pm.
  • 335-006 12:41 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:41 pm.
  • 335-007 12:41 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-132, May 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-132 (accessed September 22, 2026).