Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-108
Nixon phone call with Colson on John D. Ehrlichman and H. R. Haldeman
Monday, May 15, 1972 · 7:42 PM–7:57 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
Charles W. Colson contacted the White House operator to facilitate communication between key administration officials. The primary purpose of the exchange was to arrange a telephone call for John D. Ehrlichman. The discussion focused on coordinating this outreach in conjunction with a separate call involving H. R. Haldeman.
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NARA Description
On May 15, 1972, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-108 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-108
Date: May 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:42 pm and 7:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Charles W. Colson talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 339-3R]
Request for a call to John D. Ehrlichman
Colson conferred with the President at an unknown time.
[See Conversation No. 339-3]
[End of conferral]
The White House operator talked with Colson at an unknown time.
Ehrlichman
-Location
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman callAlso recorded on May 15, 1972
- 024-107 7:37 PM · 3 min — the White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 7:37 pm to 7:42 pm.
- 024-109 7:42 PM · 6 min — the White House operator, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, and W. Mark Felt talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:57 pm.
- 024-110 7:42 PM · 48 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and Joan Hall talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:57 pm.
- 024-111 7:42 PM · 25 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Kenneth W. Clawson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:57 pm.
- 339-004 7:42 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Kenneth W. Clawson, Richard G. Kleindienst, John B. Connally, and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 8:10 pm.
- 024-112 7:57 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:57 pm and 7:59 pm.
- 024-113 7:57 PM · 1 min — Richard G. Kleindienst and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:57 pm and 7:59 pm.
- 024-114 7:59 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-108, May 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-108 (accessed October 9, 2026).