Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-050

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

Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 5:33 PM–9:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation010-050 on Tape 10 (tape position 01:37:17–01:37:26)StartTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 5:33 PMEndTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 9:25 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-050 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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Hello.
Yeah, but you have him call back in about five minutes, please.

NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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
           -Schedule

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  • 010-046 5:18 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
  • 585-014 5:18 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
  • 585-015 5:19 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John B. Connally, White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Richard H. Poff met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:19 pm to 5:39 pm.
  • 010-047 5:20 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:20 pm to 5:21 pm.
  • 010-048 5:21 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:29 pm.
  • 010-049 5:29 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard H. Poff talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:33 pm.
  • 585-016 5:39 PM · 32 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 010-050, October 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-050 (accessed September 28, 2026).