Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-025

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson

Monday, March 27, 1972 · 11:10 AM–11:11 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation022-025 on Tape 22 (tape position 01:01:06–01:01:17)StartMonday, March 27, 1972 at 11:10 AMEndMonday, March 27, 1972 at 11:11 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to urgently contact Charles W. Colson, who was reportedly en route to Capitol Hill. The brief call served as a logistical coordination effort to establish communication with Colson. No substantive policy matters were discussed, as the exchange focused entirely on locating and connecting the aide.

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You get Mr. Colson for me.
He's on his way to the hill, and just get him and... Sure do, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On March 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:10 am to 11:11 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-25

Date: March 27, 1972
Time: 11:10 am - 11:11 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for call to Charles W. Colson
         -Location
                -Capitol Hill

The President conferred with Ronald L. Ziegler.

     The White House operator’s response

[End of conferral]

Also recorded on March 27, 1972

  • 022-024 10:55 AM · 46 sec — Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:11 am.
  • 327-006 10:55 AM · 7 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 10:55 am and 2:53 pm.
  • 022-026 11:11 AM · 1 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:06 pm.
  • 022-027 11:11 AM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:06 pm.
  • 022-028 11:11 AM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:06 pm.
  • 022-029 11:11 AM · 4 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Herbert G. Klein talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:06 pm.
  • 328-002 11:11 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:04 pm.
  • 328-003 12:04 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:06 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-025, March 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-025 (accessed October 1, 2026).