President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to special counsel Charles W. Colson. This communication served as a brief administrative bridge to facilitate a direct discussion between the President and a key political aide. No further dialogue was recorded on this specific line.
On March 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-061 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-61 Date: March 13, 1972 Time: 6:28 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 323-13] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.