Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-018
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Saturday, June 10, 1972 · 9:04 AM–9:32 AM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with special counsel Charles W. Colson. The call served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his advisor for further discussion. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this brief exchange as it was strictly an administrative request to establish a line.
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NARA Description
On June 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:32 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-18
Date: June 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:04 pm and 9:32 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 341-5]
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on June 10, 1972
- 341-001 9:04 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:32 am.
- 341-002 9:04 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:32 am.
- 341-003 9:04 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:32 am.
- 341-004 9:04 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:32 am.
- 341-005 9:04 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:32 am.
- 025-019 9:32 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:32 am to 9:33 am.
- 341-006 9:32 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:32 am to 9:33 am.
- 025-020 9:33 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 10:52 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 025-018, June 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-018 (accessed October 9, 2026).