Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-003

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson

Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 12:37 PM–2:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation027-003 on Tape 27StartWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 12:37 PMEndWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 2:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-003 ↗

A 13-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 the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 27-3

Date: July 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 348-2]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson [?]

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Also recorded on July 19, 1972

  • 027-002 12:19 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:19 pm to 12:37 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.
  • 747-012 12:37 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 747-013 12:37 PM · 13 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.
  • 747-014 12:44 PM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 1:51 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 027-003, 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/027-003 (accessed November 2, 2026).