Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-127
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:03 PM–7:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. This administrative interaction was initiated to establish communication with a key advisor regarding ongoing presidential business. No substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief logistical exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-127 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-127
Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See conversation No. 369-18]
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on October 18, 1972
- 031-125 6:51 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 7:00 pm.
- 369-014 6:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 7:00 pm.
- 031-126 7:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Margaret Chase Smith, and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield talked on the telephone from 7:00 pm to 7:03 pm.
- 369-016 7:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Margaret Chase Smith, and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:00 pm to 7:03 pm.
- 369-017 7:03 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm.
- 369-018 7:03 PM · 7 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 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm.
- 031-128 7:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:05 pm to 7:14 pm.
- 369-019 7:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:05 pm to 7:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-127, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-127 (accessed October 10, 2026).