Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-010

Nixon phone call with Colson on Political communication

Monday, June 26, 1972 · 2:23 PM–2:24 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation026-010 on Tape 26 (tape position 00:11:09–00:11:48)StartMonday, June 26, 1972 at 2:23 PMEndMonday, June 26, 1972 at 2:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Charles Colson held a brief telephone conversation to coordinate their schedules and communications. The discussion centered on aligning their agendas and arranging a subsequent, more substantive meeting. No specific policy actions were finalized, as the primary purpose was to facilitate further internal planning.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On June 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-10
Date: June 26, 1972
Time: 2:23-2:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 343-41]

     Colson's location

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  • 343-040 1:25 PM · 12 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 1:25 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 343-041 2:23 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
  • 343-042 2:25 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 3:00 pm.
  • 742-017 3:03 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:03 pm to 3:05 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-010, June 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-010 (accessed September 30, 2026).