Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-105
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 1:04 PM–1:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to request an outbound call to Charles W. Colson. The operator acknowledges the request to facilitate the connection. No further substantive policy matters are addressed in this short administrative communication.
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NARA Description
On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-105 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-105
Date: June 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:04 pm and 1:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 443-4]
Request for telephone call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on June 6, 1973
- 039-103 12:56 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:00 pm.
- 443-001 12:56 PM · 9 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 12:56 pm and 1:00 pm.
- 039-104 1:00 PM · 4 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:00 pm to 1:04 pm.
- 443-003 1:00 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:00 pm to 1:04 pm.
- 443-004 1:04 PM · 9 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 1:04 pm and 1:05 pm.
- 443-005 1:04 PM · 18 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:05 pm.
- 443-006 1:05 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:38 pm.
- 039-106 1:09 PM · 28 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:09 pm to 1:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 039-105, June 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-105 (accessed September 28, 2026).