Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-077
Nixon phone call with Colson on White House logistics
Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 3:30 PM–3:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles Colson coordinate a brief, in-person follow-up meeting to discuss administrative or political matters. The President directs Colson to step into his office immediately to continue their dialogue. This interaction serves as a brief logistical bridge to a more substantive discussion between the two men.
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NARA Description
On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-077 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 33-77
Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:30 pm and 3:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
[See Conversation No. 388-14]
Meeting with PresidentAlso recorded on November 8, 1972
- 033-075 3:28 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:28 pm to 3:30 pm.
- 033-076 3:30 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 033-078 3:30 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:32 pm.
- 388-013 3:30 PM · 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 3:30 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 388-014 3:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 388-015 3:30 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 388-016 3:30 PM · 5 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 3:30 pm and 3:32 pm.
- 388-017 3:30 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:30 pm to 3:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 033-077, 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/033-077 (accessed September 28, 2026).