Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-148

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

Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 11:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-148 on Tape 7 (tape position 05:43:46–05:44:00)StartSunday, August 15, 1971 at 11:18 PMEndSunday, August 15, 1971 at 11:18 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-148 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417189583 ↗

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On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-148 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 7-148

Date: August 15, 1971
Time: 11:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Charles W. Colson's location

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Mr. Colson, the Lutruz resident, can I call you back in a minute?
Sure.
Thank you, sir.
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  • 007-147 11:18 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:18 pm.
  • 007-149 11:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:18 pm and 11:20 pm.
  • 007-150 11:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 11:20 pm to 11:22 pm.
  • 007-151 11:22 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 pm and 11:24 pm.
  • 007-152 11:24 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Arthur F. Burns talked on the telephone from 11:24 pm to 11:28 pm.

Conversation 007-148, August 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189583). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-148 (accessed October 31, 2026).