President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Special Counsel, Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction served as an intermediary step to initiate official communication between the President and a key staff member. No further substantive discussion occurred beyond the request to place the call.
On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 3:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-154 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-154
Date: May 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:58 pm and 3:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.