Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-063
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 1:34 PM–1:55 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to be connected with Charles W. Colson. The call serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his special counsel. No substantive policy matters are discussed during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-063 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-063
Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:34 pm and 1:55 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 588-17]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Request for call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on October 12, 1971
- 011-062 1:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 1:32 pm to 1:34 pm.
- 588-013 1:43 PM · 23 sec — Rose Mary Woods and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm.
- 588-014 1:43 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm.
- 588-015 1:43 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm.
- 588-016 1:43 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm.
- 588-017 1:43 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm.
- 011-064 1:55 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:55 pm to 1:59 pm.
- 588-018 1:55 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:55 pm to 1:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-063, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-063 (accessed September 28, 2026).