Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-020

Nixon phone call with Colson on Labor relations and White House staff

Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 8:07 AM–8:08 AM ET · White House Telephone · 43 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation015-020 on Tape 15 (tape position 00:25:46–00:26:29)StartThursday, November 18, 1971 at 8:07 AMEndThursday, November 18, 1971 at 8:08 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Charles Colson coordinated their schedules to facilitate a follow-up discussion regarding an ongoing labor matter. Nixon instructed Colson to prioritize his staff meeting before reconvening to review the specifics of the labor situation. They agreed to reconnect via telephone around 10:00 am to address these internal business concerns.

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No.
Good morning, sir.
Right.
What time does your staff meeting finish?
Well, it usually runs, Mr. President, from 8.15 to about a quarter of nine or ten minutes of nine.
Fine.
Okay, fine.
I just want to know, I want to go over a couple of things on that labor thing, a couple of things, but I'll give you a ring then.
Well, I can come over before if you'd like.
I mean, I can come out of the staff meeting easily enough.
It was whatever it is.
It starts about 8.15, huh?
Yes, sir.
Why don't you go into it first, because I think you might as well get that over first, and then I'll see you about it.
When you finish the staff meeting, I'll give you a ring.
Fine, sir.
At 10 o'clock or so, okay?
Yes, sir, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:07 am to 8:08 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-20

Date: November 18, 1971
Time: 8:07 am - 8:08 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See also Conversation No. 294-3]

     Colson's staff meeting
          -Schedule
          -Meeting with the President
                -Labor matter

Also recorded on November 18, 1971

  • 621-006 8:01 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:01 am.
  • 294-001 8:02 AM · 36 sec — 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 8:02 am and 8:07 am.
  • 294-002 8:02 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 8:07 am.
  • 621-007 8:02 AM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 6:00 pm.
  • 015-019 8:07 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:07 am.
  • 294-003 8:07 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:07 am to 8:08 am.
  • 015-021 8:12 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:12 am to 8:13 am.
  • 294-004 8:12 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:12 am to 8:13 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-020, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).