Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-082

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

Friday, November 12, 1971 · 10:06 AM–12:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation014-082 on Tape 14 (tape position 02:37:54–02:38:14)StartFriday, November 12, 1971 at 10:06 AMEndFriday, November 12, 1971 at 12:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 014-082 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Charles W. Colson. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative step to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his Special Counsel. No further policy or strategic developments are discussed during this brief exchange.

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Colson, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 12:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-082 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 14-82

Date: November 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:06 am and 12:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 297-25]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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  • 297-020 10:06 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 12:10 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 014-082, November 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-082 (accessed October 1, 2026).