Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-054

Nixon phone call with Colson on White House administration

Thursday, April 20, 1972 · 3:08 PM–3:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation023-054 on Tape 23StartThursday, April 20, 1972 at 3:08 PMEndThursday, April 20, 1972 at 3:09 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-054 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to summon Charles W. Colson to his office. The two discuss the logistics of their upcoming in-person meeting, confirming that Colson is nearby and available to head over immediately. The brief exchange serves primarily as a coordination step for a private consultation between the President and his advisor.

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Hello?
Yes, sir, Mr. President.
Are you in your office?
Right next door to you, yes, sir.
Oh, yeah, you can come over now.
K-E-O-B.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On April 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-054 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-54

Date: April 20, 1972
Time: 3:08-3:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See also Conversation No. 332-19]
     Colson's location

     Meeting with the President

Also recorded on April 20, 1972

  • 023-053 2:48 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 3:08 pm.
  • 332-017 2:48 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 3:08 pm.
  • 332-019 3:08 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
  • 332-020 3:09 PM · 52 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 3:09 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 023-055 3:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 332-021 3:10 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, unknown person(s), and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:10 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 023-056 3:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger talked on the telephone from 3:15 pm to 3:19 pm.
  • 023-057 3:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:19 pm and 3:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-054, April 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-054 (accessed October 1, 2026).