Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-080

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

Wednesday, April 26, 1972 · 1:10 PM–1:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation023-080 on Tape 23StartWednesday, April 26, 1972 at 1:10 PMEndWednesday, April 26, 1972 at 1:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-080 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to request a connection with Charles W. Colson. The call serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication with his aide. No further policy or substantive matters are addressed during this brief request.

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Yes, Mr. President.
Aye.
Mr. Coulson, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-080 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-80

Date: April 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:10 and 1:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 333-15]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on April 26, 1972

  • 333-009 1:10 PM · 7 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 1:10 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 333-010 1:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 333-011 1:10 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 333-012 1:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 333-013 1:10 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 333-014 1:10 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 333-015 1:10 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 1:10 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 023-081 1:45 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:45 pm to 2:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-080, April 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-080 (accessed October 9, 2026).