President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with special counsel Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction served as the mechanism to initiate a direct line of communication between the President and a key advisor. The call functioned solely as a logistical step for the President to reach his staff member.
On June 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 2:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 26-9 Date: June 26, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:47 am and 2:23 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 343-40] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.