Conversation 036-138

TapeTape 36StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:43 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:55 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to special counsel Charles W. Colson. The exchange was strictly procedural, serving as the administrative request to connect the President with his advisor. No policy discussions or substantive deliberations occurred during this brief interaction.

Charles W. ColsonWhite House operationsPresidential communicationsTelephone logs

On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:43 pm and 9:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-138 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 36-138

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:43 pm and 9:55 pm
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                                                            Conversation No. 36-138 (cont’d)

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 406-50]

       Request for a telephone call to Charles W. Colson

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Please.
Yes, sir.