Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-023

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

Friday, September 22, 1972 · 9:14 AM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation030-023 on Tape 30StartFriday, September 22, 1972 at 9:14 AMEndFriday, September 22, 1972 at 9:14 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 030-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative exchange served as the precursor to a direct consultation between the President and his Special Counsel. The interaction highlights the standard procedure for routing priority communications through the White House switchboard.

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NARA Description

On September 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:14 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 30-23

Date: September 22, 1972
Time: 9:14 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on September 22, 1972

  • 030-021 8:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:04 pm to 8:15 pm.
  • 030-022 8:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 785-001 8:54 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:54 am to 8:57 am.
  • 785-002 8:58 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 9:08 am.
  • 785-003 9:08 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry B. Sturby, Lloyd E. Church, William P. Jacobs, Jr., Roger E. Johnson, William F. Rhatican, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:08 am to 9:15 am.
  • 785-004 9:15 AM · 12 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:17 am.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 030-023, September 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/030-023 (accessed October 1, 2026).