Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-006

Cox phone call on John Colby and communication logistics

Thursday, June 1, 1972 · 11:49 PM–8:30 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsCox, Edward R. F.; White House operatorConversation025-006 on Tape 25 (tape position 00:15:56–00:16:06)StartThursday, June 1, 1972 at 11:49 PMEndTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 8:30 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-006 ↗

AI Summary

Edward R. F. Cox, President Nixon's son-in-law, contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection to John Colby. The conversation was limited to this administrative request for assistance in facilitating communication with Colby. No further substantive discussions occurred during this brief exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Hello, I'd like to speak to John Colby, please.
I can give up his number.

NARA Description

Edward R. F. Cox and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:49 pm on June 1, 1972 and 8:30 am on June 6, 1972. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-6

Date: Unknown between June 1 and 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:49 pm, June 1 and 8:30 am, June 6
Location: White House Telephone

Edward R. F. Cox talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to John Colby

Also recorded on June 2, 1972

  • 025-001 10:23 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 11:17 pm.
  • 025-002 11:17 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:17 pm to 11:30 pm.
  • 025-007 11:49 PM · 14 min — Edward R. F. Cox and John Colby talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:49 pm on June 1, 1972 and 8:30 am on June 6, 1972.
  • 727-001 8:25 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:25 am to 9:11 am.
  • 727-002 9:11 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:11 am and 9:45 am.
  • 727-003 9:11 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:11 am and 9:45 am.
  • 727-004 9:11 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:11 am and 9:45 am.
  • 727-005 9:45 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:45 am to 10:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 025-006, June 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-006 (accessed October 9, 2026).