Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-067

Nixon phone call with Colson on Clark MacGregor and political coordination

Tuesday, April 25, 1972 · 1:55 PM–1:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Colson, Charles W.Conversation023-067 on Tape 23StartTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 1:55 PMEndTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 1:59 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-067 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Charles Colson coordinated a communication plan involving Clark MacGregor. The participants arranged for MacGregor to return a call to the President immediately upon his arrival at the Capitol. This brief exchange served to facilitate direct contact between Nixon and MacGregor regarding pending political business.

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Much better.
Yep.
Mr. President, Mr. McGregor is on his way to the Capitol.
Could I have him call you when he reaches there?
Yep.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-067 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-67
Date: April 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:55 and 1:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 332-48A]

The President conferred with Charles W. Colson before the conversation began.

[See Conversation No. 332-48]

[End of conferral]

     Clark MacGregor
          -Location
          -Return call

Also recorded on April 25, 1972

  • 023-064 1:39 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 023-065 1:45 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 332-046 1:45 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 023-066 1:48 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:48 pm.
  • 332-047 1:48 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:48 pm.
  • 332-048 1:55 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, Clark MacGregor, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:55 pm to 2:25 pm.
  • 023-068 1:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 1:59 pm to 2:01 pm.
  • 023-069 2:01 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-067, April 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-067 (accessed October 9, 2026).