Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-027

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

Monday, October 11, 1971 · 9:05 AM–10:28 AM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-027 on Tape 11 (tape position 00:44:17–00:44:23)StartMonday, October 11, 1971 at 9:05 AMEndMonday, October 11, 1971 at 10:28 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Special Counsel Charles W. Colson. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his advisor. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occur during this brief exchange.

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Yes, please.
Coulson, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On October 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 10:28 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-027

 Date: October 11, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 9:05 am and 10:28 am
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

 [See Conversation No. 287-6]

        Request for call to Charles W. Colson

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

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  • 287-003 8:57 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:57 am to 9:05 am.
  • 287-004 9:05 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 10:28 am.
  • 287-005 9:05 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 10:28 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-027, October 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-027 (accessed October 6, 2026).