Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-026
Colson & Holm on George S. McGovern and Media monitoring
Friday, August 4, 1972 · 2:35 PM–2:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 28 sec
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NARA Description
On August 4, 1972, Charles W. Colson and Holly Holm 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 029-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 29-26
Date: August 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:35 pm and 2:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Charles W. Colson talked with Holly Holm.
Assignment
-Wire service reports
-Possible press conference by George S. McGovern
-Colson’s locationTranscript (AI-generated)
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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.
- 029-025 2:35 PM · 13 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator 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 029-026, 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/029-026 (accessed November 2, 2026).