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.
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 AidConversation 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. ColsonNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.