President Nixon and Charles W. Colson engaged in a lengthy telephone consultation to discuss sensitive political strategy and administration priorities. While specific transcript details remain unavailable, the discussion served as a private forum for the President to coordinate executive messaging and internal policy oversight with his special counsel. The exchange reinforces the close working relationship between the two men during a critical period of the 1972 election cycle.
On July 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:58 pm to 8:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-099 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 27-99
Date: July 18, 1972
Time: 7:58 pm – 8:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Charles W. Colson talked with the President.
[Unintelligible]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.