Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-018
Colson phone call on Administration and Document Retrieval
Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 3:40 PM–4:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 32 sec
AI Summary
Charles W. Colson contacted the White House operator to facilitate a professional communication and subsequently coordinated with an unknown woman to locate a specific document. The brief exchange focused on administrative support and the urgent retrieval of files situated behind Colson's office desk. These logistical efforts highlight the internal office management and information handling procedures within the White House staff.
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Position in tape: 00:36:26 – 00:36:55
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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 026-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-18
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 woman.
Request for document
-Search behind Colson's deskAlso recorded on June 27, 1972
- 026-015 2:36 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 026-016 3:11 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 344-030 3:11 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:11 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 344-031 3:32 PM · 11 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.
- 026-017 3:40 PM · 36 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-018, June 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-018 (accessed October 23, 2026).