Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-002

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

Sunday, June 10, 1973 · 10:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation040-002 on Tape 40StartSunday, June 10, 1973 at 10:39 PMEndSunday, June 10, 1973 at 10:39 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-002 ↗

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NARA Description

On June 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-2

Date: June 10, 1973
Time: 10:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Charles W. Colson
          -Location
                -Virginia
                       -Travel to residence
          -Return call

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Mr. President, Mr. Coulson should be home in about a half hour.
Could I have him call or try it then?
Let's see.
He was in Virginia and he's on his way back to his residence.
Yeah, he could call in a half hour, thank you.

Also recorded on June 10, 1973

  • 040-001 10:07 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:07 pm and 10:39 pm.
  • 040-003 11:05 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:05 pm to 11:35 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-002, June 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-002 (accessed November 12, 2026).