Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-022
Nixon phone call with Colson on Vietnam War and Draftees
Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 9:44 PM–10:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 36 min
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson discussed the strategic messaging behind forthcoming administration announcements. The conversation focused specifically on public policy regarding the Vietnam War, particularly addressing the duration of tours of duty for draftees. This dialogue served to refine the administration's approach to communicating these sensitive military adjustments to the American public.
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NARA Description
On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:44 pm to 10:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-22
Date: June 27, 1972
Time: 9:44-10:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
[See Conversation No. 345-6]
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The President's forthcoming announcements
-Vietnam war
-Tours of duty by drafteesAlso recorded on June 28, 1972
- 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.
- 026-021 9:10 PM · 7 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 026-023 10:20 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-022, 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/026-022 (accessed October 24, 2026).