Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-025

Colson phone call

Friday, August 4, 1972 · 2:35 PM–2:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsColson, Charles W.; White House operatorConversation029-025 on Tape 29StartFriday, August 4, 1972 at 2:35 PMEndFriday, August 4, 1972 at 2:58 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 029-025 ↗

A 13-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 4, 1972, Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 29-25

Date: August 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:35 pm and 2:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Charles W. Colson talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Colson's office

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Now this one's cold as hell, man.

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  • 362-008 2:34 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:34 pm to 2:35 pm.
  • 029-026 2:35 PM · 28 sec — Charles W. Colson and Holly Holm talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:58 pm.
  • 029-027 2:35 PM · 22 sec — Patrick J. Buchanan and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:58 pm.
  • 029-028 2:35 PM · 1 min — Patrick J. Buchanan and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:58 pm.
  • 362-009 2:35 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:35 pm to 2:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 029-025, August 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-025 (accessed November 15, 2026).