Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-140
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 5:08 PM–5:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to facilitate a connection with Charles W. Colson. This communication serves as a routine administrative request to reach a key staff member. No further substantive policy matters are addressed in this short segment.
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NARA Description
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:08 pm and 5:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-140 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-140
Date: October 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:08 pm and 5:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 292-14]
Request for call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on October 19, 1971
- 011-139 5:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:08 pm.
- 292-012 5:08 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:08 pm.
- 292-013 5:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:08 pm and 5:09 pm.
- 292-014 5:08 PM · 14 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 5:08 pm and 5:09 pm.
- 011-141 5:09 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:09 pm to 5:27 pm.
- 292-015 5:09 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:09 pm to 5:27 pm.
- 011-142 5:27 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
- 292-016 5:27 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:27 pm to 5:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-140, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-140 (accessed September 28, 2026).