President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. This brief communication served solely as a logistical request to initiate a connection with a key administration staffer. No substantive policy discussions or policy-related decisions were recorded during this interaction.
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 AidConversation 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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