Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-054

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

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 5:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation027-054 on Tape 27StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:22 PMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:22 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-054 ↗

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On July 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-054 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 27-54

Date: July 25, 1972
Time: 5:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 753-6]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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Could you get Colson for me, please?
Yes, sir.

Also recorded on July 25, 1972

  • 753-004 5:17 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 5:19 pm.
  • 027-052 5:18 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:18 pm.
  • 027-053 5:19 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Vito Marzullo talked on the telephone from 5:19 pm to 5:21 pm.
  • 753-005 5:19 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Vito Marzullo met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:19 pm to 5:21 pm.
  • 753-006 5:21 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:23 pm.
  • 027-055 5:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 753-007 5:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 027-056 5:25 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 027-054, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-054 (accessed November 5, 2026).