President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with special counsel Charles W. Colson. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a direct conversation between the President and his advisor. The call highlights the President's reliance on the operator to manage his immediate outreach during evening hours.
On July 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 pm and 9:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 27-14 Date: July 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:00 pm and 9:03 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 348-12] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.