Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-099

Nixon phone call with Colson on Maritime unions and Labor relations

Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 12:22 PM–12:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 53 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation013-099 on Tape 13 (tape position 03:33:06–03:33:59)StartWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 12:22 PMEndWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 12:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-099 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted Charles Colson to discuss a meeting Colson was currently holding with maritime union representatives. Nixon instructed Colson to return to the negotiations and emphasize the President's personal interest and appreciation for their cooperation. The brief call served to coordinate the administration's messaging and maintain political momentum with the union leadership.

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Yeah.
I have Mr. Coulson for you.
There you are.
Yes, sir, Mr. President.
Are you free from the moment now, or what are you doing?
Well, I stepped out of my office because I have the maritime unions all in there.
Oh, great.
Stay right there.
No hurry, no hurry.
That's all right.
I've got left Andy Gibson with him.
He's doing great.
You stay right with him, and I don't have anything urgent.
It's just something I can go over at a later time.
That's all right, sir, because Gibson's talking some things right now that I was glad to get out of the room, actually.
Fine, fine.
Well, you can just tell him that the President had some things to go over that involves this very thing.
Okay.
We're making.
His interest is very great and so forth.
I'll do it.
And we're making good progress with him, I think.
Go in there and go right back in and say the President just wanted to express his, you know, extend his regards.
Good.
We have our, we just hope, appreciate their cooperation, all that both.
Okay?
Yes, sir, I'll do it.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On November 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:22 pm to 12:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-099 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-099

Date: November 3, 1971
Time: 12:22 pm - 12:23 pm

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

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 301-13B]

     Colson's schedule
          -Maritime unions
                -Andrew E. Gibson
                -President's message

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-099, November 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-099 (accessed September 30, 2026).