President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Charles W. Colson. The primary purpose of the brief exchange was to place a telephone call to the Special Counsel to the President. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief administrative request.
On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:26 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 34-17 Date: December 5, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:10 am and 8:26 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 387-4A] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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