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

Haldeman phone call on Charles W. Colson and Internal communications

Tuesday, August 1, 1972 · 10:34 AM–11:03 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation028-028 on Tape 28StartTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 10:34 AMEndTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 11:03 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 028-028 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman utilized the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Special Counsel Charles W. Colson. Following a brief connection facilitated by the operator, the two men engaged in a private discussion lasting over a minute. The primary objective of the interaction was to coordinate a direct communication between these two key Nixon administration figures.

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Colson, please, this is Haldeman.
Thank you, Mr. Haldeman.

NARA Description

On August 1, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 11:03 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 28-28

Date: August 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:34 and 11:03 am
Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 758-11A]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 15s ]

HALDEMAN TALKED WITH COLSON.

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Also recorded on August 1, 1972

  • 758-007 10:09 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, Roger O. Egeberg, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:09 am to 10:31 am.
  • 758-008 10:31 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:33 am.
  • 758-009 10:31 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:33 am.
  • 758-010 10:31 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:33 am.
  • 758-011 10:33 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 11:50 am.
  • 028-029 11:03 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 2:22 pm.
  • 028-058 11:03 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 2:22 pm.
  • 758-012 11:51 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Samuel D. Winer, Andre LeTendre, William F. Rhatican, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 12:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 028-028, 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/028-028 (accessed October 12, 2026).