Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 8 › Conversation 008-083

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

Friday, September 10, 1971 · 2:05 PM–3:53 PM ET · White House Telephone ·11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation008-083 onTape 8 (tape position 02:57:53–02:58:02)StartFriday, September 10, 1971 at 2:05 PMEndFriday, September 10, 1971 at 3:53 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 008-083 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to the White House operator to request a connection with Charles W. Colson. This administrative exchange serves as the logistical precursor for an upcoming consultation between the President and his special counsel. No substantive policy discussions occur during this brief interaction.

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Would you get me Mr. Colson, please?
Yes, Mr.

NARA Description

On September 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 3:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-083 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 8-83

Date: September 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:05 pm and 3:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 276-5]

     Request for call to Charles W. Colson

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  • 276-002 2:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm.
  • 276-003 2:05 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm.
  • 569-012 2:05 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 008-083, September 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-083 (accessed September 18, 2026).