Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-139
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 3:48 PM–4:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative exchange served solely to facilitate communication between the President and his special counsel. The interaction concluded once the operator acknowledged the request to initiate the call.
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NARA Description
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-139 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-139
Date: October 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:48 pm and 4:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 285-44]
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on October 7, 1971
- 010-136 3:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 3:25 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 010-137 3:32 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:43 pm.
- 285-040 3:32 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:43 pm.
- 285-041 3:32 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:43 pm.
- 010-138 3:43 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:48 pm.
- 285-042 3:43 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 3:48 pm.
- 285-043 3:48 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:12 pm.
- 285-044 3:48 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-139, October 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-139 (accessed October 6, 2026).