Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-023

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson

Monday, July 31, 1972 · 10:31 PM–10:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation028-023 on Tape 28StartMonday, July 31, 1972 at 10:31 PMEndMonday, July 31, 1972 at 10:58 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 028-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary logistical step to initiate a formal discussion between the two men. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this initial call setup.

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Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 28-23

Date: July 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 757-21]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on August 1, 1972

  • 028-021 10:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:16 pm to 10:25 pm.
  • 757-019 10:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:16 pm to 10:25 pm.
  • 028-022 10:26 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:26 pm to 10:31 pm.
  • 757-020 10:26 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:26 pm to 10:31 pm.
  • 028-024 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
  • 757-021 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
  • 757-022 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
  • 028-025 10:58 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:58 pm to 11:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 028-023, August 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-023 (accessed October 1, 2026).