Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-014

Nixon phone call with Colson on White House scheduling and Detroit Committee

Monday, July 31, 1972 · 4:07 PM–4:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation028-014 on Tape 28StartMonday, July 31, 1972 at 4:07 PMEndMonday, July 31, 1972 at 4:08 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 028-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Charles W. Colson coordinate a brief meeting regarding Colson’s current activities. Colson confirms he is waiting to convene with the Detroit Committee following an earlier session in the Roosevelt Room. The President directs Colson to report to him shortly to discuss the matter.

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Mr. Carlson is on the line, Mr. Carlson.
This is for three or four minutes.
Hello.
Yes, sir, Mr. President.
Are you meeting with anybody at the moment?
No, I was just in the Roosevelt Room.
I'm waiting for you.
We're waiting for the Detroit Committee.
Oh, yeah.
Fine, fine.
Well, you can stop in a minute here.
That's fine.

NARA Description

On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:07 pm to 4:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 28-14

Date: July 31, 1972
Time: 4:07 pm - 4:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 757-3]

     Colson's activities

     Meeting with the President
         -Troika meeting

Also recorded on July 31, 1972

  • 757-001 4:05 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 4:07 pm.
  • 757-002 4:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 4:07 pm.
  • 028-013 4:06 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:06 pm.
  • 757-003 4:07 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:07 pm to 4:08 pm.
  • 757-004 4:08 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:08 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 757-005 4:10 PM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:10 pm to 5:38 pm.
  • 028-015 5:32 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:44 pm.
  • 757-006 5:38 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:38 pm to 6:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 028-014, July 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-014 (accessed October 1, 2026).