Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-119
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Tuesday, February 29, 1972 · 2:53 PM–2:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to facilitate a follow-up telephone call with Charles W. Colson. This brief communication serves as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his Special Counsel for further discussion. No substantive policy matters are addressed in this administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-119 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 20-119
Date: February 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 322-9]
Request for a return call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on February 29, 1972
- 322-005 2:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:48 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 020-118 2:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:50 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 322-006 2:51 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 322-007 2:53 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 322-008 2:53 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 322-009 2:53 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 020-120 2:56 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 3:16 pm.
- 322-010 2:56 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 3:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 020-119, February 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-119 (accessed October 2, 2026).