Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-104

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Wednesday, January 24, 1973 · 7:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation036-104 on Tape 36StartWednesday, January 24, 1973 at 7:08 PMEndWednesday, January 24, 1973 at 7:08 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-104 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194643 ↗

An 11-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 January 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-104 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 36-104

Date: January 24, 1973
Time: 7:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked to the White House operator.

       Request for a telephone call to Charles W. Colson

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please call some place thank you
  • 841-011 6:10 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:13 pm.
  • 841-013 6:13 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Willard Edwards, Mrs. Willard Edwards, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:13 pm to 6:15 pm.
  • 841-014 6:16 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 6:18 pm.
  • 036-105 7:15 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:15 pm.
  • 036-106 7:17 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:17 pm to 7:31 pm.
  • 036-107 7:35 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 7:35 pm to 7:40 pm.
  • 036-108 7:40 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:40 pm and 7:52 pm.
  • 036-109 7:52 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:55 pm.

Conversation 036-104, January 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194643). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-104 (accessed November 15, 2026).