Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-107
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Sunday, November 19, 1972 · 9:29 AM–9:35 AM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a call to Charles W. Colson, who was believed to be in Virginia. Nixon instructed the operator not to aggressively pursue the connection if Colson was unavailable. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to reach a key staff member.
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NARA Description
On November 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:29 am and 9:35 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-107 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 33-107
Date: November 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:29 am and 9:35 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
-Colson's possible location
-VirginiaAlso recorded on November 19, 1972
- 033-103 8:30 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 9:14 am.
- 033-104 9:14 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:14 am to 9:16 am.
- 033-105 9:16 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:16 am.
- 033-106 9:16 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:16 am to 9:29 am.
- 033-108 9:35 AM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at 9:35 am.
- 033-109 10:49 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:49 am to 10:51 am.
- 033-110 10:51 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:51 am to 10:56 am.
- 033-111 10:56 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:56 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 033-107, November 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-107 (accessed October 12, 2026).