Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-084
Colson phone call
Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 3:28 PM–4:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 33 sec
AI Summary
Charles W. Colson contacted the White House operator to facilitate a connection to his own office staff. During the subsequent brief exchange with an unidentified staff member, Colson issued a specific, though underspecified, request for action. The conversation served primarily as an administrative bridge to manage internal communications.
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NARA Description
On July 26, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-084 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 27-84
Date: July 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:28 pm and 4:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Charles W. Colson talked with the White House operator.
Request that operator call his office
Colson talked with an unknown person on his staff.
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Also recorded on July 26, 1972
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- 027-083 3:26 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:26 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 027-084, 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/027-084 (accessed November 15, 2026).