Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-143

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

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 4:19 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation031-143 on Tape 31StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 4:19 PMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 4:19 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-143 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate the scheduling of a meeting with Charles W. Colson. The President provides instructions to ensure that specific materials related to the Office of the President are delivered or prepared for this engagement. This interaction serves as a logistical step to coordinate personnel and sensitive documentation within the West Wing.

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Mr. Colson, this stuff in the OB office please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-143 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-143

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: 4:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 370-12]

        Request for a meeting with Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on October 19, 1972

  • 370-010 4:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:19 pm.
  • 370-011 4:15 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:19 pm.
  • 031-144 4:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 5:06 pm.
  • 370-012 4:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:19 pm.
  • 370-013 4:20 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:20 pm to 5:00 pm.
  • 370-014 5:00 PM · 6 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 5:00 pm and 5:06 pm.
  • 031-145 5:06 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 5:06 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 370-015 5:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:06 pm to 5:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-143, October 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-143 (accessed October 10, 2026).