Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-077

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

Tuesday, April 13, 1971 · 11:13 AM–11:14 AM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation001-077 on Tape 1 (tape position 02:31:47–02:31:52)StartTuesday, April 13, 1971 at 11:13 AMEndTuesday, April 13, 1971 at 11:14 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 001-077 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson. The brief interaction served as a formal request to facilitate communication with his special counsel. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Uh, Colson, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On April 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:13 am to 11:14 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-077 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 1-77

Date: April 13, 1971
Time: 11:13 am - 11:14 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 478-5]

     Call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on April 13, 1971

  • 001-076 10:16 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:16 am to 10:21 am.
  • 478-003 11:13 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:13 am.
  • 478-004 11:13 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:13 am.
  • 001-078 11:14 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:14 am to 11:17 am.
  • 478-005 11:14 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:14 am.
  • 478-006 11:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:14 am to 11:17 am.
  • 478-007 11:17 AM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, John A. Scali, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 12:18 pm.
  • 478-008 12:18 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Carl M. Yastrzemski, and Henry C. Cashen, II met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 001-077, April 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-077 (accessed October 12, 2026).