Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-067
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Tuesday, March 14, 1972 · 3:15 PM–4:18 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with special counsel Charles W. Colson. This administrative call served to initiate a direct line of communication between the President and a key political aide. No further details regarding the substance of the subsequent discussion were recorded.
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NARA Description
On March 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 4:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-067 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 21-67
Date: March 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:15 pm and 4:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on March 14, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 021-067, March 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-067 (accessed October 3, 2026).