President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to contact special counsel Charles W. Colson. The President provides specific instructions to avoid interrupting Colson if he is attending a social event, while authorizing the use of a pager if he is at home. This brief exchange serves as the logistical coordination required to establish urgent communication with a key staff member.
On September 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:44 pm and 3:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-086 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 8-86 Date: September 12, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:44 pm and 3:51 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 278-21] Request for call to Charles W. Colson
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