President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to Charles W. Colson. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative request to facilitate communication between the President and his special counsel. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short exchange.
On April 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 2:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-062 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 42-62 Date: April 21, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:43 pm and 2:31 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 252-2] Call to Charles W. Colson
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