Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-031

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

Wednesday, April 19, 1972 · 12:17 PM–12:57 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation023-031 on Tape 23StartWednesday, April 19, 1972 at 12:17 PMEndWednesday, April 19, 1972 at 12:57 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-031 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417193347 ↗

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NARA Description

On April 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-31

Date: April 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:17 and 12:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 331-23]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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Mr. Colson, please.
Yes, sir.

Also recorded on April 19, 1972

  • 023-169 12:17 PM · 3 sec — a telephone call was attempted at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm, but the call was not completed.
  • 331-017 12:17 PM · 23 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-018 12:17 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-019 12:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-020 12:17 PM · 10 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-021 12:17 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-022 12:17 PM · 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-023 12:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-031, April 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193347). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-031 (accessed November 15, 2026).