Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-125

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson

Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 7:51 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-125 on Tape 19StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 7:51 PMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 7:51 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-125 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417192569 ↗

A 12-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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NARA Description

On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-125 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-125

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: 7:51 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Charles W. Colson's location
          -Sheraton Park Hotel

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Hello?
Oh, Mr. Colston, I find this is the Sheraton Park, the women's... Oh, yes, fine.
Don't bother him there.
Fine.
Thank you.
Tell him I'll call him tomorrow.
No problem.
All right.

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  • 657-002 6:17 PM · 1 min — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 019-124 7:47 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:47 pm and 7:51 pm.
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  • 019-127 8:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 8:00 pm to 8:03 pm.
  • 019-128 8:03 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:03 pm and 8:18 pm.
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  • 019-130 8:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:40 pm to 8:41 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-125, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192569). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-125 (accessed November 2, 2026).