Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-087

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles Colson

Sunday, March 11, 1973 · 2:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-087 on Tape 37StartSunday, March 11, 1973 at 2:27 PMEndSunday, March 11, 1973 at 2:27 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-087 ↗

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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 037-087 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-87

Date: March 11, 1973
Time: 2:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.
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                             NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

       Colson
                -Residence
                -Office
                -No answer

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Hello?

Mr. President, Mr. Colson's residence and office doesn't answer.

He was in his office quite a little bit earlier.

That's all right.

Let it go.

I'll call him later.

All right, son.

Also 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.
037-086 2:27 PM · 16 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-087, 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/037-087 (accessed November 2, 2026).