Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-035

Nixon phone call with Colson on Spiro Agnew and White House administration

Saturday, November 4, 1972 · 12:25 PM–12:26 PM ET · White House Telephone · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation033-035 on Tape 33StartSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 12:25 PMEndSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 12:26 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-035 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinates a meeting with Charles Colson to finalize outstanding tasks before Colson’s departure. The primary priority for Colson is awaiting a call from Vice President Spiro Agnew’s office regarding a signed statement. Nixon instructs Colson to prioritize the receipt of the Vice President's communication before proceeding to the Oval Office.

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Hello?

Mr. Colson?

When you get your stuff wrapped up, no hurry.

I just drop in for a minute.

We can cut our odds and ends before I leave.

You can come in any time.

I'm just waiting now for the Vice President's office to call that his statement's already signed.

Well, that's more important.

I mean, if you work on that, or you're not working on it now.

I'm just waiting for them to finish, so I can come right in.

All right, fine.

Drop in and have them put the call in here, and then you can go out.

Yes, sir.

Okay?

Thank you.

Don't miss the call.

That's more important than this.

Okay, sir.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:25 pm to 12:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-035 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-35

Date: November 4, 1972
Time: 12:25 pm - 12:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 389-22]

       Colson's schedule
            -Meeting with the President
            -Forthcoming telephone call from Vice President Spiro T. Agnew’s office
                   -Statement
                   -Transfer

Also recorded on November 4, 1972

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.
033-034 11:45 AM · 9 sec — 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.
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.
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.
389-023 12:40 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:40 pm to 1:15 pm.
389-024 1:15 PM · 11 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 1:15 pm and 1:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-035, 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/033-035 (accessed October 11, 2026).