Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-108

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

Sunday, December 17, 1972 · 12:02 AM–9:52 AM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation034-108 on Tape 34StartSunday, December 17, 1972 at 12:02 AMEndSunday, December 17, 1972 at 9:52 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-108 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 647841820 ↗

A 17-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On December 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:02 am and 9:52 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-108 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 34-108

Date: December 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:02 am and 9:52 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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Yes, sir.
Would you try Mr. Colson, please?
Yes, surely.
  • 034-105 12:02 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:02 am.
  • 034-106 12:02 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:02 am and 9:52 am.
  • 034-107 12:02 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:02 am and 9:52 am.
  • 034-109 9:52 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:52 am to 9:55 am.
  • 034-153 9:55 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:56 am.
  • 034-110 9:56 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:56 am to 10:02 am.
  • 034-111 10:02 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:03 am.
  • 034-112 10:03 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 10:03 am to 10:09 am.

Conversation 034-108, December 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841820). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-108 (accessed November 10, 2026).