Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-157
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Monday, November 8, 1971 · 8:54 PM–9:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
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NARA Description
On November 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:54 pm and 9:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-157 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 013-157
Date: November 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:54 pm and 9:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on November 8, 1971
- 013-155 8:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:45 pm and 8:47 pm.
- 013-156 8:47 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:47 pm to 8:54 pm.
- 013-158 9:03 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:03 pm to 9:25 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-157, November 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190529). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-157 (accessed November 2, 2026).