Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-086
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Sunday, March 11, 1973 · 2:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate an urgent telephone call to Charles W. Colson. This brief communication served solely as a request for assistance in connecting the President to his special counsel. No further substantive policy matters or tactical decisions were discussed during this specific exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-086 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 37-86
Date: March 11, 1973
Time: 2:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on March 11, 1973
- 037-084 1:55 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 2:17 pm.
- 037-085 2:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:17 pm to 2:18 pm.
- 037-087 2:27 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:27 pm.
- 037-088 2:27 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:33 pm.
- 037-089 2:33 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 2:33 pm to 2:39 pm.
- 037-090 2:46 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 037-091 2:46 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 037-092 2:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 3:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 037-086, March 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-086 (accessed October 12, 2026).