Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-150

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

Tuesday, December 12, 1972 · 8:40 PM–11:04 PM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation034-150 on Tape 34StartTuesday, December 12, 1972 at 8:40 PMEndTuesday, December 12, 1972 at 11:04 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-150 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 647841904 ↗

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NARA Description

On December 12, 1972, the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:40 pm and 11:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-150 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 34-150

Date: December 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:40 pm and 11:04 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       Requested call to Charles W. Colson
            -Colson’s location
                  -Motion Picture Association
            -Call back

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Hello?
Yes, sir.
Mr. Coulson is at the Motion Picture Association until about 1030.
Could I reach him for you or have him call you when he gets home?
No, not necessary.
I'll call him tomorrow.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.

Also recorded on December 12, 1972

  • 820-023 3:36 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:38 pm.
  • 820-024 3:38 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerard C. Smith, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:38 pm to 6:10 pm.
  • 821-001 3:38 PM · 2 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Gordon C. Strachan, Frank J. Shakespeare, James Keogh, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:38 pm and 6:10 pm.
  • 821-002 6:10 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:12 pm.
  • 034-054 8:31 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:31 pm to 8:38 pm.
  • 034-055 8:40 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:40 pm.
  • 034-056 8:40 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:40 pm and 11:04 pm.
  • 034-057 11:04 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 11:04 pm to 11:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 034-150, December 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841904). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-150 (accessed November 13, 2026).