Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-051

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

Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 9:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation010-051 on Tape 10 (tape position 01:37:26–01:37:33)StartTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 9:25 PMEndTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 9:25 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-051 ↗

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NARA Description

On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-051 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 10-51

Date: October 5, 1971
Time: 9:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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You get Mr. Coulson now, please.

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  • 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.
  • 010-050 5:33 PM · 9 sec — 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.
  • 585-016 5:39 PM · 35 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.
  • 010-052 9:25 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:25 pm to 9:44 pm.
  • 010-053 9:44 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:44 pm and 9:50 pm.
  • 010-054 9:50 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George E. Allen talked on the telephone from 9:50 pm to 9:51 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 010-051, 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/010-051 (accessed November 12, 2026).