Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-105

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

Wednesday, January 24, 1973 · 7:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation036-105 on Tape 36StartWednesday, January 24, 1973 at 7:15 PMEndWednesday, January 24, 1973 at 7:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-105 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194645 ↗

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NARA Description

On January 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-105 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-105
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Date: January 24, 1973
Time: 7:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       Charles W. Colson's location

       Request for a telephone call to Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo

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Hello?
Mr. Coulson's in route home.
Should be there in about ten minutes.
Fine.
All right, sir.
We can call Extravagant Robozo, please.
Sure.

Also recorded on January 24, 1973

  • 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.
  • 036-104 7:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:08 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-105, January 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194645). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-105 (accessed November 2, 2026).