Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-154
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Tuesday, May 16, 1972 · 3:58 PM–3:59 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
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.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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. ColsonAlso recorded on May 16, 1972
- 024-152 1:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 3:50 pm.
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- 024-155 3:59 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:59 pm to 4:10 pm.
- 725-035 4:58 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clark MacGregor, David C. Hoopes, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:58 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 725-036 5:05 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, Ray C. Bliss, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:05 pm to 5:40 pm.
- 725-037 5:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:43 pm.
- 725-038 5:43 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John Cardinal Krol, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:43 pm to 5:54 pm.
- 725-043 5:54 PM · 12 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:54 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-154, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-154 (accessed October 9, 2026).