Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-080

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

Wednesday, April 14, 1971 · 7:05 PM–7:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation001-080 on Tape 1 (tape position 02:40:08–02:40:13)StartWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 7:05 PMEndWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 7:27 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 001-080 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to special counsel Charles W. Colson. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative bridge to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his aide. The call establishes the logistical connection necessary for Nixon to discuss pending business with Colson.

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Mr. Carlson, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On April 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:05 pm and 7:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-080 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 1-80

Date: April 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:05 pm and 7:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on April 15, 1971

  • 001-081 7:27 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 7:27 pm to 7:40 pm.
  • 001-082 7:40 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm.
  • 001-083 7:41 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:41 pm to 7:42 pm.
  • 001-084 7:42 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:45 pm.
  • 001-085 7:45 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 7:45 pm to 7:54 pm.
  • 001-086 7:54 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 7:54 pm to 7:55 pm.
  • 001-087 7:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone from 7:55 pm to 7:57 pm.
  • 001-088 7:58 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 001-080, April 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-080 (accessed October 12, 2026).