Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-154
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Friday, January 28, 1972 · 5:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent connection with Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary step to bridge communication between the President and his special counsel. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this request for a telephone transfer.
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NARA Description
On January 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-154 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 19-154
Date: January 28, 1972
Time: 5:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on January 28, 1972
- 019-149 5:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
- 019-150 5:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:26 pm.
- 019-151 5:26 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:26 pm to 5:30 pm.
- 019-152 5:30 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:33 pm.
- 019-153 5:33 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:33 pm to 5:44 pm.
- 019-155 5:49 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:49 pm to 6:08 pm.
- 019-156 6:13 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:13 pm.
- 019-157 6:13 PM · 26 sec — Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Ray Hair talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 11:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-154, January 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-154 (accessed October 12, 2026).