Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-086
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Tuesday, January 25, 1972 · 10:10 PM–10:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. This administrative exchange served as the necessary logistical step to initiate a direct conversation between the President and a key advisor. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief request for assistance.
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NARA Description
On January 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 pm and 10:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-086 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 19-86
Date: January 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:10 pm and 10:l7 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on January 26, 1972
- 019-080 10:03 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 10:03 pm to 10:10 pm.
- 019-081 10:10 PM · 18 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 pm and 10:17 pm.
- 019-082 10:10 PM · 16 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 pm and 10:17 pm.
- 019-083 10:10 PM · 12 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 pm and 10:17 pm.
- 019-084 10:10 PM · 3 min — Henry A. Kissinger and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 pm and 10:17 pm.
- 019-085 10:10 PM · 10 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 pm and 10:17 pm.
- 019-087 10:17 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:17 pm to 10:24 pm.
- 019-088 10:24 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-086, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-086 (accessed October 6, 2026).