Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-083
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 3:26 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
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On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-083 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 27-83
Date: July 26, 1972
Time: 3:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 350-46A]
Request that Charles W. Colson come to Executive Office Building [EOB] officeTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on July 26, 1972
- 350-046 3:10 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:10 pm to 4:49 pm.
- 027-084 3:28 PM · 33 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:28 pm and 4:16 pm.
- 027-085 3:28 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:28 pm and 4:49 pm.
- 352-001 4:16 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:16 pm and 4:49 pm.
- 027-086 4:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 4:49 pm to 4:59 pm.
- 352-002 4:49 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:49 pm to 4:59 pm.
- 027-087 4:59 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 4:59 pm to 5:00 pm.
- 352-003 4:59 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 027-083, July 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-083 (accessed November 15, 2026).