Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-088

Colson phone call on John W. Dean III and Telephone communications

Sunday, October 29, 1972 · 10:20 AM–10:55 AM ET · White House Telephone · 34 sec

ParticipantsColson, Charles W.; White House operatorConversation032-088 on Tape 32StartSunday, October 29, 1972 at 10:20 AMEndSunday, October 29, 1972 at 10:55 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-088 ↗

AI Summary

Charles W. Colson contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with White House Counsel John W. Dean, III. The brief exchange focused exclusively on coordinating this communication and determining Dean's current location. Ultimately, Colson opted to handle the call himself after unsuccessfully attempting to have the operator connect him.

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Mr. Coulson.
Yes, sir.
Never mind, I'll try it myself.
Yes, you did, ma'am.

NARA Description

On October 29, 1972, Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:55 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-088 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-088

Date: October 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:20 am and 10:55 am
Location: White House Telephone

Charles W. Colson talked with the White House operator.

        Call to John W. Dean, III

        Colson's return call
            -Dean's location

Also recorded on October 29, 1972

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  • 377-014 10:07 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:07 am and 10:20 am.
  • 032-086 10:20 AM · 10 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:55 am.
  • 032-087 10:20 AM · 18 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:55 am.
  • 032-089 10:20 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 12:24 pm.
  • 032-090 10:20 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 12:24 pm.
  • 377-015 10:20 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:20 am to 10:55 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-088, October 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-088 (accessed October 5, 2026).