Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-119
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles Colson
Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 8:00 PM–8:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to coordinate urgent communications with key political allies. The operator facilitated a transition to Charles Colson, who was joined by Bryce Harlow, while also arranging a callback from Congressman Gerald Ford. This effort suggests a high-level coordination of legislative or political strategy involving senior staff and congressional leadership.
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NARA Description
On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:00 pm and 8:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-119 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-119
Date: June 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:00 pm and 8:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Charles W. Colson's call to the President
-Bryce N. Harlow
President's call to Gerald R. FordAlso recorded on June 18, 1971
- 005-118 8:00 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:00 pm.
- 005-120 8:10 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:10 pm to 8:11 pm.
- 005-121 8:21 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 8:21 pm to 8:24 pm.
- 005-122 8:24 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:24 pm.
- 005-123 8:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and F. Edward Hébert talked on the telephone from 8:25 pm to 8:28 pm.
- 005-124 8:46 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:46 pm to 8:48 pm.
- 005-125 8:48 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:48 pm and 9:28 pm.
- 005-126 9:28 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-119, June 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-119 (accessed October 12, 2026).