Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-093

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

Monday, February 14, 1972 · 10:40 PM–10:42 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation020-093 on Tape 20 (tape position 03:02:36–03:02:42)StartMonday, February 14, 1972 at 10:40 PMEndMonday, February 14, 1972 at 10:42 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 020-093 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417192867 ↗

A 6-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 February 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:40 pm and 10:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-093 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 20-93

Date: February 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:40 pm and 10:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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Mr. Coulson, please.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 020-093, February 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192867). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-093 (accessed November 2, 2026).