Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-099
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 · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephonic inquiry with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of special counsel Charles W. Colson. The exchange serves as a routine administrative request to locate a key staff member for official business. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occurred during this brief communication.
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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 002-099 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 2-99
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 White House operator talked with the President.
Charles W. Colson's locationAlso recorded on May 5, 1971
- 002-094 6:13 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 7:45 pm.
- 002-095 6:13 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 7:45 pm.
- 002-096 6:13 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 7:53 pm.
- 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.
- 002-098 7:54 PM · 3 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 002-099, 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/002-099 (accessed October 12, 2026).