Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-146
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Wednesday, November 29, 1972 · 7:57 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec
A 16-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 November 29, 1972, the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 7:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-146 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-146
Date: November 29, 1972
Time: 7:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Requested call to Charles W. Colson
-Colson’s location
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Also recorded on November 29, 1972
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- 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.
- 034-006 7:57 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:57 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.
- 034-008 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 034-146, November 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841896). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-146 (accessed November 13, 2026).