Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-055

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

Tuesday, December 12, 1972 · 8:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation034-055 on Tape 34StartTuesday, December 12, 1972 at 8:40 PMEndTuesday, December 12, 1972 at 8:40 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-055 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. The call served as a routine administrative request to reach a high-level advisor. No further substantive discussion or policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

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Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On December 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-055 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 34-55

Date: December 12, 1972
Time: 8:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on December 13, 1972

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  • 034-056 8:40 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:40 pm and 11:04 pm.
  • 034-150 8:40 PM · 22 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:40 pm and 11:04 pm.
  • 034-057 11:04 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 11:04 pm to 11:05 pm.
  • 822-001 12:01 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 2:48 pm.
  • 822-015 12:01 AM · 13 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 2:48 pm.
  • 385-024 9:27 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:27 am and 10:00 am.
  • 385-025 9:27 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:27 am and 10:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 034-055, December 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-055 (accessed October 10, 2026).