Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-030

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

Thursday, July 29, 1971 · 7:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-030 on Tape 7 (tape position 01:31:55–01:32:12)StartThursday, July 29, 1971 at 7:38 PMEndThursday, July 29, 1971 at 7:38 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of special counsel Charles W. Colson. The call served as an administrative check to locate a key staff member for communication. No further substantive policy matters or major developments were recorded during this brief inquiry.

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I hope you can reach home to an afforded residence called the Moon.

NARA Description

On July 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-30

Date: July 29, 1971

Time: 7:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Charles W. Colson's location

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  • 266-014 5:45 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 007-027 6:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:32 pm to 6:33 pm.
  • 007-028 7:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 7:31 pm to 7:34 pm.
  • 007-029 7:38 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:38 pm.
  • 007-031 7:51 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:51 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-030, July 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-030 (accessed October 9, 2026).