Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-094
Nixon phone call with Colson on Presidential strategy and Political counseling
Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 6:58 PM–7:28 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles Colson held a lengthy telephone consultation to discuss sensitive political strategy and administration priorities. While specific transcript details are unavailable, the conversation served as a high-level briefing between the President and his special counsel regarding ongoing domestic policy or political developments. This exchange highlights the close, informal advisory relationship between Nixon and Colson during a critical period of the 1972 election year.
- Presidential strategy
- Political counseling
- White House operations
- 1972 election
- Administration policy
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:58 pm to 7:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-094 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 27-94
Date: July 26, 1972
Time: 6:58 pm - 7:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
[Unintelligible]Also recorded on July 26, 1972
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- 027-095 7:28 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:28 pm and 9:11 pm.
- 027-096 7:28 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:28 pm and 9:11 pm.
- 027-097 7:28 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:28 pm and 9:11 pm.
- 352-013 7:38 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:38 pm.
- 352-014 7:42 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:42 pm.
- 352-015 7:42 PM · 20 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 7:42 pm and 9:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 027-094, 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/027-094 (accessed October 1, 2026).