Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-094

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

Friday, July 2, 1971 · 4:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-094 on Tape 6 (tape position 01:59:31–01:59:36)StartFriday, July 2, 1971 at 4:22 PMEndFriday, July 2, 1971 at 4:22 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-094 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Charles W. Colson. The interaction serves solely as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his Special Counsel. No further substantive policy matters or tactical decisions were discussed during this short exchange.

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Coulson, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-094 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-94

Date: July 2, 1971
Time: 4:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 260-9]

     Call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on July 2, 1971

  • 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.
  • 260-009 4:23 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:23 pm.
  • 260-010 4:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:23 pm to 4:25 pm.
  • 260-011 4:25 PM · 1 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 4:25 pm and 4:27 pm.
  • 006-096 4:26 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:26 pm.
  • 006-097 4:27 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:27 pm to 4:29 pm.
  • 260-012 4:27 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:27 pm to 4:29 pm.
  • 006-098 4:29 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:29 pm and 5:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-094, 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/006-094 (accessed October 5, 2026).