Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-157

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

Thursday, April 12, 1973 · 6:55 PM–7:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-157 on Tape 44StartThursday, April 12, 1973 at 6:55 PMEndThursday, April 12, 1973 at 7:31 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-157 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Charles W. Colson. This interaction serves as a brief procedural step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his former special counsel. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short exchange.

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Mr. Coulson, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On April 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-157 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-157

Date: April 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:55 pm and 7:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Call to Charles W. Colson

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-157, April 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-157 (accessed October 5, 2026).