Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-051

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

Tuesday, November 7, 1972 · 9:24 PM–9:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-051 on Tape 33StartTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 9:24 PMEndTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 9:29 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-051 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction served as the initiation of a communication between the President and one of his key political advisors. No further substantive discussion was recorded during this segment of the telephone conversation.

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Yes, please.
Call some, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:24 pm and 9:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-051 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-51
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                                            Conversation No. 33-114 (cont’d)

Date: November 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:24 pm and 9:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on November 8, 1972

  • 033-044 8:01 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:01 pm to 8:02 pm.
  • 033-045 8:04 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:04 pm and 8:06 pm.
  • 033-046 8:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:04 pm and 8:06 pm.
  • 033-047 8:06 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:06 pm to 8:20 pm.
  • 033-048 8:21 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:21 pm to 8:24 pm.
  • 033-049 9:13 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:13 pm and 9:14 pm.
  • 033-050 9:14 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 9:14 pm to 9:24 pm.
  • 033-052 9:29 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 9:29 pm to 9:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-051, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-051 (accessed September 29, 2026).