Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-117

Colson phone call on Joseph L. Tauro and U.S. Attorney

Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 10:46 AM–11:15 AM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsColson, Charles W.; White House operatorConversation032-117 on Tape 32StartWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 10:46 AMEndWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 11:15 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-117 ↗

AI Summary

Charles W. Colson contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Joseph L. Tauro, the U.S. Attorney in Boston. Colson requested that the operator immediately locate and connect him with Tauro. This directive served as an administrative task to establish contact for an unspecified official purpose.

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If you're still holding for former Mayor Collins, try Mr. Toro, Joseph Toro, the U.S. Attorney in Boston.
All right.
Try to find him right now, if you would, please.
All right.
Thanks.

NARA Description

On November 1, 1972, Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 11:15 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-117 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-117

Date: November 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:46 am and 11:15 am
Location: White House Telephone

Charles W. Colson talked with the White House operator.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

        Request for a call to Joseph L. Tauro.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-117, November 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-117 (accessed October 5, 2026).