President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication. The primary purpose of this brief exchange was to initiate a telephone call to Charles W. Colson. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this transition, as the interaction served solely as a logistical step to reach the requested staff member.
On December 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:44 pm and 3:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-057 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 16-57 Date: December 8, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:44 pm and 3:46 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 307-23] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.