Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-003
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Monday, July 26, 1971 · 7:41 PM–7:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a direct communication line to special counsel Charles W. Colson. The brief exchange served as an administrative request to initiate an urgent discussion between the President and his aide. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this interaction, as it was strictly focused on connecting the two parties.
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NARA Description
On July 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-3
Date: July 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:41 pm and 7:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Requested a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on July 26, 1971
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- 546-002 4:32 PM · 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter G. Peterson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:32 pm to 5:19 pm.
- 546-003 5:19 PM · 11 sec — Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:19 pm.
- 546-004 5:20 PM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Clark MacGregor, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:20 pm to 6:12 pm.
- 546-005 6:12 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:12 pm and 6:40 pm.
- 007-002 7:37 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 7:37 pm to 7:41 pm.
- 007-004 7:49 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:49 pm to 8:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-003, July 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).