Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-030
Nixon phone call with Colson on political strategy
Tuesday, August 1, 1972 · 2:22 PM–2:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
A 10-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:22 pm to 2:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 28-30
Date: August 1, 1972
Time: 2:22 pm - 2:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
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Also recorded on August 1, 1972
- 351-010 2:22 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:22 pm to 2:40 pm.
- 028-031 2:40 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 351-011 2:40 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 351-012 2:40 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 351-013 2:50 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 3:04 pm.
- 351-014 3:04 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:04 pm.
- 028-032 3:05 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 3:05 pm to 3:10 pm.
- 351-015 3:05 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:05 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 028-030, 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/028-030 (accessed November 15, 2026).