Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 13 › Conversation 013-125

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson

Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 4:55 PM–4:57 PM ET · White House Telephone ·4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation013-125 onTape 13 (tape position 04:07:03–04:07:08)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 4:55 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 4:57 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-125 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. The interaction served as a brief administrative request to facilitate communication with a key staff member. No further policy or strategic matters were discussed during this short exchange.

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Colson, please.

NARA Description

On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 4:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-125 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-125

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:55 pm and 4:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 614-18A]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on November 4, 1971

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  • 614-014 4:50 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm.
  • 614-015 4:50 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm.
  • 614-016 4:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm.
  • 013-124 4:54 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:54 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 614-017 4:54 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:54 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 614-018 4:55 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:55 pm to 5:06 pm.
  • 013-126 4:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:57 pm to 4:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-125, November 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-125 (accessed September 18, 2026).