President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to Charles W. Colson through the White House operator. The conversation serves as a functional request to connect the President with a key staff member. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded in this brief administrative exchange.
On July 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-161 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 6-161
Date: July 20, 1971
Time: 6:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 263 -11]
Call to Charles W. ColsonThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.