Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-051
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 7:23 PM–7:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephonic request for the White House operator to connect him with special counsel Charles W. Colson. The exchange serves as a procedural step to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and his aide. No further policy discussion or substantive action occurs during this brief administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:23 pm and 7:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-051 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-51
Date: November 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:23 pm and 7:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on November 19, 1971
- 015-050 7:16 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:16 pm to 7:23 pm.
- 015-052 7:27 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:27 pm to 7:40 pm.
- 015-018 8:01 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-051, November 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-051 (accessed October 12, 2026).