Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-002

Nixon phone call with Colson on White House Tapes and Executive Communication

Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 12:19 PM–12:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation027-002 on Tape 27StartWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 12:19 PMEndWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 12:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson engaged in a lengthy telephone consultation regarding undisclosed matters. Due to the withdrawal of the recorded content for security or personal reasons, no specific administrative decisions or thematic details are accessible. The interaction remains archived as a restricted record within the White House taping system.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On July 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:19 pm to 12:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 27-2

Date: July 19, 1972
Time: 12:19 pm - 12:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 747-8]

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Also recorded on July 19, 1972

  • 027-001 12:17 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:19 pm.
  • 747-007 12:17 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:19 pm.
  • 747-008 12:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:37 pm.
  • 027-003 12:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 027-004 12:37 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 747-009 12:37 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 747-010 12:37 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 747-011 12:37 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 027-002, July 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-002 (accessed September 30, 2026).