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
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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. ColsonTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on July 31, 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, 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/028-023 (accessed November 15, 2026).