Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-046
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Thursday, September 16, 1971 · 6:22 PM–9:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a call to the White House operator to be connected with Charles W. Colson. The brief interaction serves strictly as a logistical request to facilitate communication with his special counsel. No substantive policy discussions occur during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On September 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:22 pm and 9:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-046 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 9-46
Date: September 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:22 pm and 9:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 009-046, September 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-046 (accessed September 26, 2026).