Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-118

Colson phone call on John F. Collins

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

ParticipantsColson, Charles W.; White House operatorConversation032-118 on Tape 32StartWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 10:46 AMEndWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 11:15 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-118 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194131 ↗

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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 032-118 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-118

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

The White House operator talked with Charles W. Colson.

        Call to John F. Collins
             -Return call
                  -Colson's location

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I have Mayor Collins on the line.
Let me take it in my office.
All right, fine.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-118, November 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194131). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-118 (accessed November 2, 2026).