Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-108

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

Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 1:16 PM–2:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-108 on Tape 5 (tape position 03:11:54–03:12:03)StartThursday, June 17, 1971 at 1:16 PMEndThursday, June 17, 1971 at 2:22 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-108 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with Charles W. Colson. This brief communication serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate a direct consultation between the President and his special counsel. No further substantive discussion occurs during this exchange.

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Mr. Coulson, please.
Mr. Coulson, thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-108 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-108

Date: June 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 2:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 261-13]

     Call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on June 17, 1971

  • 524-020 12:18 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:18 pm.
  • 524-022 12:22 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:46 pm.
  • 524-023 12:46 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 2:41 pm.
  • 524-030 12:46 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 2:41 pm.
  • 261-012 1:09 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:09 pm and 1:16 pm.
  • 005-106 1:10 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 005-107 1:13 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:16 pm.
  • 261-013 1:16 PM · 13 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 1:16 pm and 2:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-108, June 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-108 (accessed October 12, 2026).