Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-053
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Friday, November 19, 1971 · 7:40 PM–7:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to request a connection to Charles W. Colson. The call serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his special counsel. No further substantive policy matters are addressed in this short administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:40 pm and 7:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-053 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-53
Date: November 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:40 pm and 7:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on November 20, 1971
- 015-054 7:43 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:43 pm to 7:44 pm.
- 015-055 8:09 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
- 621-010 8:09 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
- 621-011 8:09 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
- 621-012 8:09 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
- 621-013 8:09 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
- 621-014 8:09 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
- 015-056 8:37 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at 8:37 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-053, November 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-053 (accessed October 12, 2026).