President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Charles W. Colson. This brief communication served solely as a request to connect with his special counsel. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief interaction.
On December 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 7:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 35-39
Date: December 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:51 pm and 7:34 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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