Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-104
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 1:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an immediate connection with Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction served as a directive to reach a key member of the President's staff for consultation. No further discussion occurred during this short bridge to the subsequent call.
- Charles W. Colson
- White House operations
- Staff communications
- Presidential scheduling
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NARA Description
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-104 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 19-104
Date: January 26, 1972
Time: 1:58 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
- 019-102 1:02 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 019-105 1:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:58 pm.
- 656-024 1:58 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:58 pm.
- 019-106 2:00 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:00 pm.
- 019-107 2:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 656-025 2:00 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:00 pm.
- 656-026 2:00 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:00 pm.
- 656-027 2:00 PM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, White House operator, Arthur F. Burns, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, Stephen B. Bull, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-104, 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/019-104 (accessed October 6, 2026).