Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-078

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

Tuesday, April 25, 1972 · 10:13 PM–10:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation023-078 on Tape 23StartTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 10:13 PMEndTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 10:47 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-078 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417193441 ↗

A 6-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On April 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:13 pm and 10:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-078 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-78

Date: April 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:13 and 10:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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  • 023-079 10:23 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:23 pm to 10:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-078, April 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193441). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-078 (accessed November 2, 2026).