Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-017
Colson phone call on Media relations and Broadcasters
Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 3:40 PM–4:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 36 sec
AI Summary
Charles W. Colson communicates with a White House operator to facilitate a call with an unknown individual. During this exchange, Colson coordinates the preparation of a list of attendees for an upcoming presidential meeting with broadcasters. The conversation serves as a logistical step in managing the President's public relations and media outreach efforts.
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Position in tape: 00:35:53 – 00:36:26
part A, 35:51
NARA Description
On June 27, 1972, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 4:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-17
Date: June 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:40 and 4:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Charles W. Colson talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to his office
Colson talked with an unknown person.
List of people for the President's meeting with broadcastersTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 344-031 3:32 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 344-032 3:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 344-033 3:35 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 4:40 pm.
- 026-018 3:40 PM · 32 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 026-019 4:40 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and 9:06 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-017, June 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646367536). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-017 (accessed November 1, 2026).