Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-007

Cox & Colby on Personal Correspondence and White House Records

Thursday, June 1, 1972 · 11:49 PM–8:30 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 min

ParticipantsCox, Edward R. F.; Colby, JohnConversation025-007 on Tape 25 (tape position 00:16:06–00:30:13)StartThursday, June 1, 1972 at 11:49 PMEndTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 8:30 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-007 ↗

AI Summary

Edward R. F. Cox and John Colby engaged in a telephone conversation regarding personal matters. The majority of the recording has been withheld from the public record due to its classification as a personal returnable item. Consequently, no substantive policy decisions or administrative actions are available for historical review.

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NARA Description

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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-7

Date: Unknown between June 1 and June 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:49 pm, June 1 and 8:20 am, June 6
Location: White House Telephone

Edward R. F. Cox talked with John Colby.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/1/2017.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[025-007-w001]
[Duration: 14m 6s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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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.
  • 025-006 11:49 PM · 10 sec — 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.
  • 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 025-007, 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/025-007 (accessed October 9, 2026).