Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 10 › Conversation 010-093

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

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 3:41 PM ET · White House Telephone ·8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation010-093 onTape 10 (tape position 02:51:54–02:52:01)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 3:41 PMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 3:41 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-093 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to request a connection to Charles W. Colson. This administrative interaction serves as a bridge for the President to consult with one of his key advisors. No substantive policy matters are discussed, as the call functions solely as a logistical request for an outgoing communication.

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Colson, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-093 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 10-93

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 3:41 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 284-7]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on October 6, 1971

  • 284-004 3:15 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
  • 284-005 3:15 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
  • 010-094 3:41 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:41 pm to 4:00 pm.
  • 284-009 3:41 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:41 pm to 4:00 pm.
  • 010-095 4:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:00 pm.
  • 284-010 4:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:00 pm.
  • 284-011 4:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 4:05 pm.
  • 284-012 4:06 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:06 pm to 4:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 010-093, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-093 (accessed September 18, 2026).