Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-090
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Friday, December 10, 1971 · 8:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
An 8-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-090 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-90
Date: December 10, 1971
Time: 8:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 016-090, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191429). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-090 (accessed November 2, 2026).