Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-062
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Thursday, April 29, 1971 · 10:25 PM–10:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson. The brief exchange served as a administrative connection to reach the Special Counsel to the President. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific transmission.
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NARA Description
On April 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-062 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 2-62
Date: April 29,1971
Time: Unknown between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Charles W. Colson
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on April 30, 1971
- 002-059 10:08 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:08 pm.
- 002-060 10:15 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:15 pm to 10:25 pm.
- 002-061 10:25 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm.
- 002-063 10:25 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm.
- 002-064 10:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:31 pm.
- 002-065 10:36 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:36 pm to 10:39 pm.
- 002-066 10:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 10:39 pm to 10:40 pm.
- 002-067 10:40 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:40 pm to 10:49 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 002-062, April 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-062 (accessed October 12, 2026).