Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-055

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

Saturday, November 20, 1971 · 8:09 AM–8:37 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-055 on Tape 15 (tape position 01:34:49–01:34:58)StartSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 8:09 AMEndSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 8:37 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-055 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to request a connection to Charles W. Colson. This communication serves as an administrative bridge to facilitate a direct discussion between the President and his special counsel. No substantive policy matters or further decisions were recorded during this brief request.

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Ms. Coulson, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 20, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-055 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-55

Date: November 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:09 am and 8:37 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 621-13]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on November 20, 1971

  • 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.
  • 621-015 8:37 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:45 am.
  • 621-016 8:37 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:45 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-055, 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/015-055 (accessed October 12, 2026).