President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson. The brief exchange served as an administrative request to connect the President with his special counsel. No further substantive discussion was recorded during this interaction.
On April 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:13 pm and 8:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-045 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-45
Date: April 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:13 and 8:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.