Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-173
Nixon phone call with Colson on Tax Bill and Campaign Finance
Monday, November 29, 1971 · 6:22 PM–6:28 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles Colson discuss legislative strategy regarding the tax bill, specifically focusing on the campaign check-off provision. They coordinate efforts to pressure key Cabinet members and legislative liaisons to move the administration's agenda forward in Congress. Additionally, the conversation touches upon the optics of Pat Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower attending a shopping event to influence public perception of prices.
- Tax Bill
- Campaign Finance
- Legislative Strategy
- Cabinet Coordination
- Public Relations
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:22 pm to 6:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-173 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-173
Date: November 29, 1971
Time: 6:22 pm - 6:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
[See also Conversation No. 306-20]
Tax Bill
-Campaign check-off provision
-Clark MacGregor
-The Vice President
-Cabinet members' action
-George W. Romney
-John A. Volpe
-Robert H. Finch
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Desmond J. Barker, Jr. and Douglas L. Hallett
Prices
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Shopping event
-Publicity aspectAlso recorded on November 29, 1971
- 015-171 6:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 6:15 pm to 6:16 pm.
- 306-016 6:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:15 pm to 6:16 pm.
- 015-172 6:16 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
- 306-017 6:16 PM · 57 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 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
- 306-018 6:16 PM · 6 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 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
- 306-019 6:16 PM · 6 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 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
- 306-020 6:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:22 pm to 6:28 pm.
- 306-021 6:28 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:28 pm and 6:29 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-173, 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/015-173 (accessed October 12, 2026).