Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-045

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 12:31 PM–12:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation029-045 on Tape 29StartTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:31 PMEndTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 029-045 ↗

A 7-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 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-045 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 29-45

Date: August 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:31 pm and 12:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 363-2]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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Also recorded on August 8, 1972

  • 029-044 12:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:26 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 765-022 12:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 765-023 12:27 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 765-024 12:27 PM · 27 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 765-027 12:27 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 363-001 12:31 PM · 9 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 12:31 pm and 12:37 pm.
  • 363-002 12:31 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:37 pm.
  • 029-046 12:37 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:37 pm to 12:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 029-045, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-045 (accessed November 2, 2026).