Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-034

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

Saturday, November 4, 1972 · 11:45 AM–12:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-034 on Tape 33StartSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 11:45 AMEndSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 12:25 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. The call served as a brief administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication with a key advisor. No further substantive discussion occurred during this short exchange beyond the request for the transfer.

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Yes, please.
Coulson please.
Yes, Mr. Coulson.

NARA Description

On November 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 12:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-34

Date: November 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:45 am and 12:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House Operator.

[See Conversation No. 389-21]

       Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
                                               - 37 -

                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                                            Conversation No. 33-114 (cont’d)

Also recorded on November 4, 1972

  • 033-032 11:01 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:01 am to 11:02 am.
  • 389-018 11:02 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry Hibbard, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:40 am.
  • 033-033 11:04 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry Hibbard talked on the telephone from 11:04 am to 11:06 am.
  • 389-019 11:15 AM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 12:25 pm.
  • 389-020 11:45 AM · 20 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 11:45 am and 12:25 pm.
  • 389-021 11:45 AM · 10 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 11:45 am and 12:25 pm.
  • 033-035 12:25 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:25 pm to 12:26 pm.
  • 389-022 12:25 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:25 pm to 12:26 pm.

All 59 conversations from November 4, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-034, November 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-034 (accessed October 11, 2026).