Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-115
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Sunday, March 19, 1972 · 5:15 PM–5:21 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 brief administrative interaction served as the necessary logistical step to initiate a subsequent high-level consultation. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-115 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 21-115
Date: March 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 324-11]
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on March 19, 1972
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- 021-113 10:31 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:31 am to 10:33 am.
- 021-114 10:33 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:33 am and 6:06 pm.
- 325-004 3:58 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 325-005 3:58 PM · 8 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 3:58 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 021-116 5:21 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:21 pm to 5:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 021-115, March 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-115 (accessed October 3, 2026).