President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with special counsel Charles W. Colson. This administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a direct communication with a key member of the President's inner circle. No further details regarding the substance of the intended conversation are available.
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-118 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-118 Date: May 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 339-7] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.