Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-096
Nixon, Colson & Timmons on Congressional relations and Mike Mansfield
Friday, January 5, 1973 · 12:38 PM–1:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 55 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles Colson coordinate with William E. Timmons regarding the strategy for an upcoming congressional meeting and reception. They instruct Timmons to personally attend the evening gathering of freshman congressmen and bipartisan leadership to manage the optics of the event. Additionally, they discuss the status of a meeting with Mike Mansfield, ultimately deciding to prioritize the evening reception over other scheduling concerns.
- Congressional relations
- William E. Timmons
- Mike Mansfield
- Legislative strategy
- White House reception
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NARA Description
On January 5, 1973, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 1:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-096 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 35-96
Date: January 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:38 pm – 1:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Charles W. Colson talked with the White House operator.
The President can be heard in the background.
[See Conversation No. 394-7B]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 35-96 (cont’d)
Request for a call to William E. Timmons
Colson talked with Timmons at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 1:02 pm.
Timmons's schedule
-Congressional meeting
-Michael J. Mansfield
-Congressional meeting
-Freshmen Congressmen and bipartisan leadership receptionAlso recorded on January 5, 1973
- 035-094 12:36 PM · 12 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 12:36 pm.
- 394-006 12:36 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:36 pm.
- 394-007 12:36 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 1:02 pm.
- 035-095 12:37 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:37 pm to 12:38 pm.
- 394-008 1:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:04 pm to 1:08 pm.
- 394-009 1:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 1:08 pm on January 5, 1973 and 2:56 pm on January 8, 1973.
- 394-010 1:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 1:08 pm on January 5, 1973 and 2:56 pm on January 8, 1973.
- 394-011 1:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 1:08 pm on January 5, 1973 and 2:56 pm on January 8, 1973.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 035-096, January 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-096 (accessed October 11, 2026).