Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-090
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Tuesday, June 5, 1973 · 1:16 PM–1:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call with Charles W. Colson. The President specified that he did not wish to speak with Colson if he was in a public setting such as a restaurant lunch. The conversation concluded with the operator confirming the directive to have Colson return the President's call.
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NARA Description
On June 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-090 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-90
Date: June 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 1:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 441-12]
Request for telephone call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on June 5, 1973
- 039-088 1:07 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:07 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 441-010 1:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:07 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 039-089 1:12 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:12 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 441-011 1:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:12 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 441-012 1:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:22 pm.
- 039-091 1:22 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:22 pm to 1:36 pm.
- 441-013 1:22 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:22 pm to 1:36 pm.
- 441-014 1:36 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 039-090, June 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-090 (accessed October 12, 2026).