Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-092

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

Friday, July 2, 1971 · 4:13 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-092 on Tape 6 (tape position 01:52:33–01:52:38)StartFriday, July 2, 1971 at 4:13 PMEndFriday, July 2, 1971 at 4:13 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-092 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to connect with his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. The interaction serves solely as a logistical bridge to facilitate an upcoming discussion between the President and Colson. No substantive policy or political matters are addressed during this brief exchange.

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Colson, please.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-092 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-92

Date: July 2, 1971
Time: 4:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 260-7]

     Call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on July 2, 1971

  • 006-091 4:08 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:08 pm to 4:12 pm.
  • 260-005 4:08 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:08 pm to 4:12 pm.
  • 260-006 4:12 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 4:12 pm and 4:14 pm.
  • 260-007 4:12 PM · 2 min — 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 4:12 pm and 4:14 pm.
  • 006-093 4:14 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:14 pm to 4:22 pm.
  • 260-008 4:14 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:14 pm to 4:22 pm.
  • 006-094 4:22 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:22 pm.
  • 006-095 4:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:23 pm to 4:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-092, July 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-092 (accessed October 5, 2026).