President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson. This communication request served to facilitate a direct line of contact between the President and his Special Counsel. No further content was recorded as the interaction was limited to the initiation of this administrative task.
President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on July 18, 1971 and 6:26 pm on July 19, 1971. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-156 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 6-156
Date: Unknown between July 18 and July 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:05 pm, July 18 and 6:26 pm, July 19, 1971
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.