Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 757 › Conversation 757-003
Nixon & Colson on White House taping system and Oval Office
Monday, July 31, 1972 · 4:07 PM–4:08 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec
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NARA Description
On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:07 pm to 4:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 757-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 757-3 Date: July 31, 1972 Time: 4:07 pm and 4:08 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with Charles W. Colson [See Conversation No. 28-14]
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Also recorded on July 31, 1972
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- 757-002 4:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 4:07 pm.
- 028-013 4:06 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:06 pm.
- 028-014 4:07 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:07 pm to 4:08 pm.
- 757-004 4:08 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:08 pm to 4:10 pm.
- 757-005 4:10 PM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:10 pm to 5:38 pm.
- 028-015 5:32 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:44 pm.
- 757-006 5:38 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:38 pm to 6:40 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 757-003, July 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/757-003 (accessed November 10, 2026).