Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-111

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Charles W. Colson and Executive coordination

Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 5:46 PM ET · White House Telephone · 59 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-111 on Tape 5 (tape position 03:25:49–03:26:48)StartThursday, June 17, 1971 at 5:46 PMEndThursday, June 17, 1971 at 5:46 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-111 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman coordinates with the White House operator to facilitate a phone connection with Charles W. Colson. President Nixon is present in the background as the arrangements for the call are made. This administrative interaction serves as the preliminary step to establish direct communication with Colson regarding undisclosed executive business.

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Yes, please.
Thank you.
Where Chuck Colson is.

NARA Description

On June 17, 1971, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-111 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-111

Date: June 17, 1971
Time: 5:46 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator; the President can be heard in the
background.

     Call to Charles W. Colson

     Haldeman

Also recorded on June 17, 1971

  • 063-001 5:12 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:12 pm on June 17, 1971 and 10:05 am on June 28, 1971.
  • 525-001 5:15 PM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:15 pm to 6:10 pm.
  • 005-112 5:46 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:46 pm and 6:38 pm.
  • 261-015 6:13 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 6:17 pm.
  • 525-002 6:13 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:13 pm on June 17, 1971 and 8:40 am on June 18, 1971.
  • 261-016 6:17 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:17 pm to 6:46 pm.
  • 005-113 6:38 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:38 pm to 6:45 pm.
  • 005-114 6:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-111, 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/005-111 (accessed October 12, 2026).