Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-012

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

Tuesday, July 27, 1971 · 2:51 PM–7:42 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-012 on Tape 7 (tape position 00:20:03–00:20:12)StartTuesday, July 27, 1971 at 2:51 PMEndTuesday, July 27, 1971 at 7:42 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-012 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417189313 ↗

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NARA Description

On July 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 7:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-12

Date: July 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:51 pm and 7:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Requested a call to Charles W. Colson

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Also recorded on July 27, 1971

  • 548-002 2:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:25 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 548-003 2:29 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Marlow W. Cook, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:29 pm to 3:05 pm.
  • 007-009 2:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marlow W. Cook talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:51 pm.
  • 007-010 2:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 7:42 pm.
  • 007-011 2:51 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 7:42 pm.
  • 548-004 3:06 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Edward B. ("Pete") Biester, Jr., James E. Wood, Joseph D. Ceader, Alton B. Chamberlain, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:10 pm.
  • 548-005 3:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:10 pm.
  • 548-006 3:10 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Durward G. ("Doc") Hall, Mrs. Durward G. ("Doc") Hall, Melanie Ellison, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:10 pm to 3:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-012, July 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189313). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-012 (accessed November 2, 2026).