{"conversationCode":"031-057","tapeNumber":31,"conversationNumber":57,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-031-057","startDateTime":"1972-10-16T18:23:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-16T18:23:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Oct-1972","startTime":"2:23 PM","endDate":"16-Oct-1972","endTime":"2:23 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.;","description":"On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at 2:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-057 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 31-57\n\nDate: October 16, 1972\nTime: 2:23 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 367-6]\n\n        Request for a meeting with Charles W. Colson","filename":["031-057.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Colson, Charles W."],"prevCode":"031-056","nextCode":"031-058","transcript":[{"start":8.99,"end":10.72,"text":"Mr. Coulson to come to Yomi, please."},{"start":10.98,"end":11.7,"text":"Yes, I will, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiated this brief communication to summon Charles W. Colson for an immediate in-person meeting. The call served as a logistical arrangement to facilitate a direct consultation between the President and his special counsel. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this request, which functioned solely to coordinate the staff member's arrival at the Oval Office.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Charles W. Colson","White House operations","Administrative coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T03:51:16.416Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","charles-w-colson","white-house-operations","administrative-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":17,"audioFiles":[{"file":"031-057.mp3","bytes":401866,"durationSec":16.68,"bitrate":192741,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:28.233Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:40.102Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/031-057.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-057","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/31/conversation-031-057","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}