Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-104

Nixon phone call with Colson on White House scheduling

Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 3:00 PM–3:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation013-104 on Tape 13 (tape position 03:41:58–03:42:16)StartWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 3:00 PMEndWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 3:01 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-104 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon calls Charles Colson to inquire about the status of a high-priority meeting Colson is currently attending. Nixon emphasizes that the meeting cannot be rushed and requires Colson to remain present to manage the participants personally. Colson agrees to the President's directive and confirms he will head to the Oval Office immediately following the conclusion of his current engagement.

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Uh, hello?
Yes, sir, Mr. President.
You're meeting yet?
Yes, indeed.
We, uh, three hours, but, uh... That's good.
There's no way you can cut... Yeah.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
You've got to sit and hold her hands.
They're, uh... Well, you want to come over and go over a couple things then?
Yes, sir.
I'll come right in.

NARA Description

On November 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:00 pm to 3:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-104 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-104

Date: November 3, 1971
Time: 3:00 pm - 3:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 301-23]

     Colson's schedule
          -A meeting
                -Duration

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

Also recorded on November 3, 1971

  • 013-103 2:45 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 301-020 2:45 PM · 2 min — 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 2:45 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 301-021 2:45 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 301-023 3:00 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 3:01 pm.
  • 013-105 3:01 PM · 2 min — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 4:25 pm.
  • 013-106 3:01 PM · 2 min — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Arthur F. Burns, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 4:25 pm.
  • 301-024 3:01 PM · 2 min — 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 3:01 pm and 4:25 pm.
  • 301-025 3:01 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 4:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-104, 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/013-104 (accessed October 12, 2026).