Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-050
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Sunday, October 31, 1971 · 5:39 PM–7:57 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to connect him with Charles W. Colson. This communication serves as a standard administrative coordination to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his Special Counsel. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 7:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-050 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 013-050
Date: October 31, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:39 pm and 7:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on October 31, 1971
- 013-045 5:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:07 pm.
- 013-046 5:07 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 5:24 pm.
- 013-047 5:24 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 5:24 pm to 5:28 pm.
- 013-048 5:28 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 013-049 5:30 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:30 pm to 5:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-050, October 31, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-050 (accessed September 30, 2026).