Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-006
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Wednesday, November 29, 1972 · 7:57 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication through the White House operator to request an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson. The exchange serves as a logistical coordination to facilitate direct contact between the President and his special counsel. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief request for operator assistance.
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NARA Description
On November 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-6
Date: November 29, 1972
Time: 7:57 pm
-6-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 34-6 (cont’d)
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on November 30, 1972
- 034-002 7:37 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 7:49 pm.
- 034-003 7:49 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:49 pm and 7:53 pm.
- 034-004 7:49 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:49 pm and 7:53 pm.
- 034-005 7:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 7:53 pm to 7:55 pm.
- 034-007 7:57 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:57 pm and 7:58 pm.
- 034-146 7:57 PM · 16 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 7:57 pm.
- 034-008 7:58 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:58 pm to 7:59 pm.
- 034-009 8:12 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:12 pm to 8:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-006, November 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).