Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-129
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Monday, December 18, 1972 · 1:18 PM–2:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a meeting with his Special Counsel, Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction served as an official request to coordinate the President's schedule. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this short communication.
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NARA Description
On December 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 2:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-129 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-129
Date: December 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:18 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a meeting with Charles W. Colson
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on December 18, 1972
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- 381-012 1:15 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:15 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 034-128 1:17 PM · 1 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:17 pm to 1:18 pm.
- 381-013 1:17 PM · 1 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:17 pm to 1:18 pm.
- 381-014 1:18 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 381-015 1:20 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and David C. Hoopes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:20 pm to 1:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-129, December 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-129 (accessed October 5, 2026).