Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-110

Colson & Hall on White House scheduling and Personal logistics

Monday, May 15, 1972 · 7:42 PM–7:57 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsColson, Charles W.; White House operator; Hall, JoanConversation024-110 on Tape 24 (tape position 02:14:02–02:14:50)StartMonday, May 15, 1972 at 7:42 PMEndMonday, May 15, 1972 at 7:57 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-110 ↗

Charles W. Colson contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Joan Hall. During the subsequent brief exchange, the two discussed logistical details regarding the respective daily schedules of Charles and Patricia Colson. The conversation served primarily as a coordination effort for personal and professional calendar management.

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On May 15, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-110 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 24-110

Date: May 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:47 pm and 7:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Charles W. Colson talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to his office

Colson talked with Joan Hall at an unknown time.

     Colson's location

     Patricia Colson’s schedule

     Charles Colson’s schedule
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  • 024-108 7:42 PM · 39 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 024-111 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.

Conversation 024-110, 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/024-110 (accessed October 9, 2026).