Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-059

xon phone call on Charles W. Colson and Communication

Thursday, March 30, 1972 · 7:26 PM–7:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

Participantsxon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation022-059 on Tape 22 (tape position 02:18:50–02:19:01)StartThursday, March 30, 1972 at 7:26 PMEndThursday, March 30, 1972 at 7:33 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-059 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated contact with the White House operator to facilitate a call with Charles W. Colson. The operator confirmed Colson was expected home shortly and committed to routing the call to him upon his arrival. Nixon instructed the operator not to rush the process, prioritizing the completion of the connection.

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Hello.
Mr. Colson is expected home at any moment now, sir.
I'll have him call you when he gets there.
Don't hurry.

NARA Description

On March 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:26 pm and 7:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-059 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-59

Date: March 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:26 pm and 7:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Charles W. Colson
          -Schedule
          -Return call

Also recorded on March 31, 1972

  • 022-055 7:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 7:16 pm to 7:20 pm.
  • 022-056 7:20 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:20 pm and 7:22 pm.
  • 022-057 7:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:22 pm to 7:26 pm.
  • 022-058 7:26 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:26 pm and 7:33 pm.
  • 022-060 7:33 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:33 pm to 7:45 pm.
  • 022-061 7:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:45 pm and 8:02 pm.
  • 022-062 8:02 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:02 pm to 8:07 pm.
  • 699-001 10:13 AM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:13 am to 11:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-059, March 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-059 (accessed October 12, 2026).