Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-065

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson

Sunday, April 11, 1971 · 8:12 PM–9:19 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation001-065 on Tape 1 (tape position 02:16:16–02:16:22)StartSunday, April 11, 1971 at 8:12 PMEndSunday, April 11, 1971 at 9:19 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 001-065 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative exchange serves solely to facilitate direct communication between the President and a key political advisor. No substantive policy matters or tactical discussions are conducted during this brief interaction.

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Yes, please.
Coulson, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On April 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:12 pm and 9:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-065 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 1-65

Date: April 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:12 pm and 9:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on April 12, 1971

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  • 477-003 12:41 PM · 18 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:42 pm.
  • 477-004 12:42 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:42 pm to 12:46 pm.
  • 477-005 12:47 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Marilyn Cochran, Barbara Cochran, Bobby Cochran, and Henry C. Cashen, II met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:47 pm to 12:53 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 001-065, April 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-065 (accessed October 12, 2026).