President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to special counsel Charles W. Colson. This brief communication served to initiate a direct line of contact between the President and a key political operative. The exchange was limited to these logistical arrangements and did not involve further substantive discussion.
On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:19 pm and 2:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-131 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 3-131 Date: May 26, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:19 pm and 2:20 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 253-11] The President conferred with an unknown person. 79 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) President's schedule [End of conferral] Call to Charles W. Colson Conv. No. 3-131 (cont.)
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