Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 25 › Conversation 025-119
Nixon phone call with Colson on Press Conference and Wilbur D. Mills
Thursday, June 22, 1972 · 11:29 AM–11:39 AM ET · White House Telephone ·11 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles Colson consulted regarding strategy for an upcoming press conference, specifically focusing on how to address potential inquiries about Congressman Wilbur D. Mills. The discussion centered on managing the political optics surrounding Vietnam policy, particularly regarding troop withdrawal, as well as the administration's position on pending tax reform legislation. The participants aimed to formulate a cohesive public stance to effectively counter legislative opposition.
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NARA Description
On June 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:29 am to 11:39 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-119 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-119
Date: June 22, 1972
Time: 11:29-11:39 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
[See Conversation No. 344-16]
The President’s forthcoming press conference
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Statement
-Vietnam
-Troop withdrawal
-Tax reform
-Tax bill
-Response
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 11/1/2017.]
[Unintelligible]
[025-119-w001]
[Duration: 10m 25s]
[This portion of the tape is mostly tape noise with some muffled background conversation.]
*****************************************************************Also recorded on June 22, 1972
- 025-118 11:25 AM · 5 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 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 025-119, 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/025-119 (accessed September 18, 2026).