Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-031
Nixon phone call with Colson on White House scheduling
Monday, October 9, 1972 · 7:21 PM–7:32 PM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles Colson held a brief evening telephone call to touch base on their respective schedules and current whereabouts. The conversation served primarily as a check-in to confirm the President's recent dinner engagement had concluded without interruption. No major policy decisions or significant executive actions were recorded during this brief exchange.
- White House scheduling
- Presidential activities
- Charles Colson
- Communication protocol
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NARA Description
On October 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:21 pm to 7:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-31
Date: October 9, 1972
Time: 7:21 pm - 7:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
Colson's schedule
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[Duration: 11m 34s ]
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-031, October 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-031 (accessed October 1, 2026).