Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-002
Nixon phone call with Colson on White House Tapes and Records Management
Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 12:19 PM–12:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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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 [See Conversation No. 747-8] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 17m 23s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
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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 November 15, 2026).