Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-098
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 7:54 PM–9:10 AM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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.
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on May 5, 1971
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- 492-008 6:13 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:13 pm on May 5, 1971 and 8:45 am on May 6, 1971.
- 002-097 7:53 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:53 pm to 7:54 pm.
- 002-099 7:54 PM · 6 sec — 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.
- 002-100 7:54 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson 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.
- 002-101 7:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 002-098, May 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-098 (accessed October 12, 2026).