{"conversationCode":"003-132","tapeNumber":3,"conversationNumber":132,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-003-132","startDateTime":"1971-05-26T18:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-05-26T18:21:00.000Z","startDate":"26-May-1971","startTime":"2:20 PM","endDate":"26-May-1971","endTime":"2:21 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.;","description":"On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:20 pm to 2:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-132 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 003-132\n\nDate: May 26, 1971\nTime: 2:20 pm - 2:21 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Charles W. Colson.\n\n[See Conversation No. 253-012]\n\n     President's call to Edward J. Kiernan\n\n             -President's condolence letters to families of slain policemen\n             -President's support for New York, NY Police Department\n             -Effect of killings on public opinion\n             -Publicity\n                   -New York Daily News","filename":["003-132.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:18:09","tapeEnd":"03:19:21","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Colson, Charles W."],"prevCode":"003-131","nextCode":"003-133","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":0.29,"text":"Hello."},{"start":0.79,"end":1.17,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":1.29,"end":2.87,"text":"I got a hold of Kiernan just now."},{"start":3.06,"end":4,"text":"Oh, excellent."},{"start":4.1,"end":9.5,"text":"I told him that I had written notes to the people in the family."},{"start":9.56,"end":15.09,"text":"I extended my sympathy through him to, of course, them."},{"start":15.11,"end":26.56,"text":"And I asked him to extend my very best wishes and appreciation to the men on the New York police force, many of whom I've met personally over the years when they have been there to"},{"start":26.69,"end":52.52,"text":"escort me when I've arrived in both private and public capacities, and that while this was a terrible shock to have this kind of a thing happen, that in one sense it may have served a useful purpose in alerting the whole country to the fact that whoever we are, whatever we are, black or white or anything, that we"},{"start":53.24,"end":60.01,"text":"owe a great deal to men who serve on the police forces and who risk their lives in order to save our lives."},{"start":60.05,"end":60.87,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":60.89,"end":61.81,"text":"Worse to that effect."},{"start":62.16,"end":62.52,"text":"Excellent."},{"start":62.54,"end":63.46,"text":"He said he was grateful."},{"start":63.52,"end":65.18,"text":"So you pass it on to whoever you like."},{"start":65.2,"end":66.66,"text":"We'll get the daily news."},{"start":66.69,"end":68.85,"text":"We'll call him, and I think that'll be very helpful, sir."},{"start":69.11,"end":69.41,"text":"Bye."},{"start":69.43,"end":69.57,"text":"Bye."},{"start":69.59,"end":70.99,"text":"He's a great supporter."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Charles Colson discuss the President’s recent outreach to Edward J. Kiernan following the killing of New York City police officers. Nixon confirms he sent letters of condolence to the victims' families and expressed his formal support for the NYPD to boost morale and public appreciation for law enforcement. Colson agrees to coordinate further publicity for these actions, specifically through the New York Daily News, to capitalize on the potential political impact.","topics":["New York City Police Department","Law enforcement","Public relations","Edward J. Kiernan","Condolence letters","Political strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T21:32:35.848Z"},"topicSlugs":["new-york-city-police-department","law-enforcement","public-relations","edward-j-kiernan","condolence-letters","political-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":71,"audioFiles":[{"file":"003-132.mp3","bytes":824445,"durationSec":70.99,"bitrate":92908,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:20.571Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/003-132.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-132","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/3/conversation-003-132","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}