Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-003
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Friday, September 24, 1971 · 1:13 PM–1:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to facilitate a connection with Charles W. Colson. The call serves as a routine administrative request to place a priority communication through the executive switchboard. No further substantive policy matters are addressed during this brief interval.
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NARA Description
On September 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-3
Date: September 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:13 pm and 1:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on September 24, 1971
- 578-008 12:07 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, Brig. Gen. Cunningham C. Bryant, Brig. Gen. Benjamin L. Hunton, Adm. Rear Adm. Samuel Gravely, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:23 pm.
- 578-009 12:23 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Michael ("White Antelope") Naranjo, Mrs. Larry Underwood, and Donald E. Johnson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:23 pm to 12:32 pm.
- 578-010 12:32 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:32 pm.
- 578-013 12:32 PM · 28 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 578-011 12:46 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, John N. Mitchell, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 010-001 12:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:11 pm.
- 010-002 1:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 1:11 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 010-004 1:52 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:52 pm to 2:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-003, September 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).