Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-024

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 operatorConversation028-024 on Tape 28StartMonday, July 31, 1972 at 10:31 PMEndMonday, July 31, 1972 at 10:58 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 028-024 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. The brief exchange served as a directive for the operator to facilitate this specific communication. No further substantive matters were discussed during this brief administrative request.

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Yes, sir?
Could you try Mr. Coulson?
Thank you, 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 028-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 28-24

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

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 757-22]

     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.
  • 028-023 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 028-024, 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/028-024 (accessed October 1, 2026).