Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-021
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 9:10 PM–9:44 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator place an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson. This administrative exchange served as the precursor to a subsequent conversation between the President and his special counsel. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief connection.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-21
Date: June 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:10 and 9:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 345-5]
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on June 28, 1972
- 345-001 8:54 PM · 47 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 8:54 pm and 9:06 pm.
- 026-020 9:06 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone from 9:06 pm to 9:10 pm.
- 345-002 9:06 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:06 pm to 9:10 pm.
- 345-003 9:10 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 345-004 9:10 PM · 3 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 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 345-005 9:10 PM · 31 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 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 026-022 9:44 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:44 pm to 10:20 pm.
- 345-006 9:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:44 pm to 10:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-021, June 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-021 (accessed October 26, 2026).