Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-002

Nixon phone call with Colson on White House scheduling

Thursday, December 23, 1971 · 1:25 PM–1:26 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation017-002 on Tape 17 (tape position 00:01:01–00:01:17)StartThursday, December 23, 1971 at 1:25 PMEndThursday, December 23, 1971 at 1:26 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 017-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted Charles W. Colson to request a meeting at the Oval Office. Colson confirmed his availability and agreed to travel from his office in the Executive Office Building to join the President. This brief communication served solely as a logistical arrangement to coordinate their upcoming face-to-face discussion.

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Hello?
Mr. Colson, Mr. President.
Yes, sir, Mr. President.
Are you out to lunch?
No, sir, I'm in my office.
You're in your office.
Okay, about ten minutes if you'd like to come over.
I'm at the EOB.
Fine, I'll be there.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On December 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:25 pm to 1:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 17-2

Date: December 23, 1971
Time: 1:25 pm - 1:26 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 310-16]

     Lunch

     Colson to meet with President

Also recorded on December 23, 1971

  • 641-010 12:27 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 1:15 pm.
  • 310-013 1:20 PM · 20 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 1:20 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 310-014 1:20 PM · 35 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 1:20 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 310-015 1:20 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 310-016 1:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:25 pm to 1:26 pm.
  • 017-003 1:26 PM · 37 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 310-017 1:40 PM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Joan Hall, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:40 pm to 2:40 pm.
  • 310-018 2:40 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 3:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 017-002, December 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-002 (accessed October 11, 2026).