Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-099
Nixon phone call with Colson on Political strategy and Executive communication
Tuesday, July 18, 1972 · 7:58 PM–8:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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]Cite this conversation
Conversation 027-099, July 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-099 (accessed October 12, 2026).