H. R. Haldeman coordinated with the White House operator to initiate a telephone conversation with Charles W. Colson. Although the recording is largely unintelligible and lacks a formal transcript, the interaction represents a routine administrative effort by the Chief of Staff to establish direct communication with his special counsel. No specific policy developments or substantive decisions are discernible from the available record of this brief exchange.
H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 3:59 pm on June 28, 1972 and 11:07 am on June 30, 1972. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-051 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 26-51
Date: June 28-30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:59 pm, June 28, and 11:07 am, June 30, 1972
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
Haldeman talked with Colson.
[Unintelligible]
(rev. Jan-02)No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.