President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative exchange served as the necessary bridge to facilitate a direct consultation between the President and his Special Counsel. The conversation concluded once the connection process was initiated.
On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:08 pm and 7:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-112 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 6-112
Date: July 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:08 pm and 7:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Charles W. ColsonNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.