President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to former special counsel Charles W. Colson. This communication served as a brief administrative request to initiate a conversation with a key political advisor. No further details regarding the substance of the intended discussion are available.
On June 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:07 pm and 10:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 40-1
Date: June 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:07 pm and 10:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for telephone call
Charles W. ColsonNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.