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.
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 AidConversation 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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