Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-118
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Thursday, June 22, 1972 · 11:25 AM–11:29 AM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson. This request initiated communication with one of the President's key special counsels. The interaction served as a brief administrative step to facilitate a direct discussion between Nixon and Colson.
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NARA Description
On June 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 11:29 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-118 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-118
Date: June 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:25 and 11:29 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 344-15
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on June 22, 1972
- 344-015 11:25 AM · 11 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 11:25 am and 11:29 am.
- 025-119 11:29 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:29 am to 11:39 am.
- 344-016 11:29 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:29 am to 11:39 am.
- 025-120 11:39 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 12:14 pm.
- 344-017 11:39 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 12:14 pm.
- 344-018 11:39 AM · 8 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 11:39 am and 12:14 pm.
- 025-121 12:14 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Constance M. Stuart talked on the telephone from 12:14 pm to 12:15 pm.
- 344-019 12:14 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Constance M. Stuart met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:14 pm to 12:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 025-118, June 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-118 (accessed October 12, 2026).