President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate an urgent telephone call to his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. The brief exchange served as a direct request for administrative assistance in connecting the President with Colson. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this brief connection attempt.
On December 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:57 pm and 8:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 35-44
Date: December 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:57 pm and 8:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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