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
AI Summary
President Nixon requested a telephone connection with special counsel Charles W. Colson to discuss administrative or political matters. Upon learning that Colson was currently commuting, the President authorized the operator to instruct Colson to return the call once he reached home. This brief exchange served solely as a logistical arrangement to facilitate a future private conversation between the two men.
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NARA Description
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
-Call-back instructionAlso 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.
- 034-006 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 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/034-146 (accessed September 28, 2026).