Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-152
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Monday, November 29, 1971 · 11:51 AM–11:53 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Special Counsel Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative exchange served as the precursor to a substantive discussion between the President and his advisor. No further details regarding the nature of the requested conversation were captured in this recording.
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NARA Description
On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:53 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-152 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-152
Date: November 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:51 am and 11:53 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 625-23]
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on November 29, 1971
- 015-149 11:27 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:27 am to 11:28 am.
- 015-150 11:28 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:49 am.
- 625-021 11:28 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:49 am.
- 015-151 11:49 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Richard G. Shoup talked on the telephone from 11:49 am to 11:51 am.
- 625-022 11:49 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Shoup met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:49 am to 11:51 am.
- 625-023 11:51 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:53 am.
- 015-153 11:53 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Clark MacGregor, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:53 am to 12:03 pm.
- 625-024 11:53 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Clark MacGregor, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 12:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-152, November 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-152 (accessed October 9, 2026).