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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a follow-up conversation with Charles W. Colson. Upon learning that Colson was currently traveling from Virginia to his residence, Nixon requested that the operator arrange for a return call in approximately thirty minutes. The brief exchange served as a coordination effort to ensure communication with the former aide.

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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.

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

Also recorded on June 11, 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.
935-001 8:43 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:05 am.
935-002 8:43 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:05 am.
935-003 8:43 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:05 am.
935-004 9:05 AM · 1 hr 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:45 am.
935-005 9:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:49 am.
935-006 9:49 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:49 am to 10:01 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-002, June 11, 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 September 28, 2026).