Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-031

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson

Friday, June 4, 1971 · 2:33 PM–2:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation004-031 on Tape 4 (tape position 01:43:16–01:43:26)StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 2:33 PMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 2:34 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-031 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to connect with Charles W. Colson. The primary purpose of the communication is to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his special counsel. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded during this brief administrative request.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.1 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Yes, please.
Mr. Coulson, please.

NARA Description

On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 2:33 pm to 2:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 4-31

Date: June 4, 1971
Time: 2:33 pm - 2:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 255-43]

     Call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on June 4, 1971

  • 004-030 2:24 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 2:24 pm to 2:33 pm.
  • 255-002 2:24 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 2:33 pm.
  • 255-003 2:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 2:33 pm.
  • 255-043 2:33 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:33 pm to 2:34 pm.
  • 004-032 2:34 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:34 pm to 2:54 pm.
  • 255-004 2:34 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:34 pm to 2:54 pm.
  • 255-005 2:54 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:54 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 255-006 2:54 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:54 pm and 3:10 pm.

All 55 conversations from June 4, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-031, June 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-031 (accessed September 27, 2026).