President Nixon instructed the White House operator to manage an incoming communication from Charles W. Colson. He requested that the operator have Colson return the call in approximately five minutes. The interaction served as a brief administrative coordination regarding the President's immediate scheduling priorities.
On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 9:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-050 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 10-50
Date: October 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:33 pm and 9:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Call from Charles W. Colson
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