Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-161

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

Monday, March 19, 1973 · 5:55 PM–8:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-161 on Tape 37StartMonday, March 19, 1973 at 5:55 PMEndMonday, March 19, 1973 at 8:34 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-161 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Charles W. Colson. This administrative exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate communication between the President and his former special counsel. No further substantive discussion took place during this brief connection.

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You try, Mr. Coulson, please.

NARA Description

On March 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 8:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-161 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-161

Date: March 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:55 pm and 8:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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  • 037-157 5:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis talked on the telephone from 5:05 pm to 5:07 pm.
  • 037-158 5:07 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 5:54 pm.
  • 037-159 5:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:54 pm to 5:55 pm.
  • 037-160 5:55 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 8:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-161, March 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-161 (accessed October 12, 2026).