President Nixon and Charles W. Colson coordinate a brief, in-person meeting at the Executive Office Building to facilitate progress on pending speech drafts. The call serves as a logistical bridge between the two men to maximize their availability during a gap in their respective schedules. No policy decisions were finalized, as the primary outcome was the immediate scheduling of their collaboration on administration messaging.
On April 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:44 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-086 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 22-86 Date: April 5, 1972 Time: 11:43 am - 11:44 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 330-15] The President’s schedule -Speech drafts Colson’s meeting with the President in the Executive Office Building [EOB]
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