Conversation 002-098

TapeTape 2StartWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 7:54 PMEndThursday, May 6, 1971 at 9:10 AMTape start time03:34:03Tape end time03:34:16ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection to special counsel Charles W. Colson. The call served as a routine administrative request to bridge communication between the President and one of his key political advisors. No further substantive details regarding the purpose or content of the intended conversation with Colson were captured in this brief exchange.

Charles W. ColsonWhite House operationsPresidential communicationAdministrative logistics

President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 7:54 pm on May 5, 1971 and 9:10 am on May 6, 1971. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-098 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 2-98

Date: Unknown between May 5 and May 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:54 pm, May 5 and 9:10 am, May 6, 1971
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Charles W. Colson

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.