Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-161

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

Tuesday, July 20, 1971 · 6:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-161 on Tape 6 (tape position 03:34:07–03:34:13)StartTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 6:18 PMEndTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 6:18 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-161 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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Yes, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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. Colson

Also recorded on July 20, 1971

  • 006-159 6:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:16 pm.
  • 006-160 6:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:16 pm to 6:17 pm.
  • 263-010 6:16 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:16 pm to 6:17 pm.
  • 006-162 6:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:19 pm.
  • 006-163 6:19 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:19 pm and 6:41 pm.
  • 263-011 6:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm.
  • 263-012 6:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm.
  • 263-013 6:19 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:19 pm to 6:41 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-161, July 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-161 (accessed October 11, 2026).