President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary step to facilitate a direct consultation between the President and one of his key political advisors. No further substantive matters were recorded during this brief exchange.
On August 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:09 pm and 8:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-075 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 7-75
Date: August 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:09 pm and 8:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Requested a call to Charles W. ColsonNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.