Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-161
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 11:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
A 9-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 January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-161 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-161
Date: January 2, 1972
Time: 11:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on January 2, 1972
- 017-158 11:23 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 11:23 pm to 11:28 pm.
- 017-159 11:28 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 pm and 11:30 pm.
- 017-160 11:30 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 11:30 pm to 11:35 pm.
- 017-162 11:36 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:36 pm to 11:42 pm.
- 017-163 11:42 PM · 2 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:42 pm and 11:44 pm.
- 017-164 11:42 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:42 pm and 11:44 pm.
- 017-165 11:44 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 11:44 pm to 11:45 pm.
- 017-166 11:45 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:45 pm on January 2, 1972 and 12:29 am on January 3, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-161, January 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192081). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-161 (accessed November 2, 2026).