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Colson & White House tour group on White House tours and Cabinet Room

Thursday, September 7, 1972 · 10:18 AM–9:30 PM ET · Cabinet Room

ParticipantsColson, Charles W.; White House tour groupConversation106-010 on Tape 106StartThursday, September 7, 1972 at 10:18 AMEndThursday, September 7, 1972 at 9:30 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 106-010 ↗

AI Summary

Charles W. Colson hosted an informal briefing for a visiting tour group within the Cabinet Room of the White House. During the session, Colson provided the visitors with a tour of the facility, highlighting specific landmarks such as the Secretary of Commerce’s chair, the President’s chair, and the proximity to the Rose Garden. This meeting served as a public relations function to engage constituents and provide an inside look at the executive workspace.

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NARA Description

On September 7, 1972, Charles W. Colson and a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 9:30 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 106-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 106-10

Date: Unknown between September 7 and September 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:18 am, September 7 and 9:30 pm, September 9, 1972
Location: Cabinet Room

Charles W. Colson met with unknown men

     Cabinet Room
          -Secretary of Commerce
          -Rose Garden
          -President’s chair

Colson, et al. left at an unknown time before 9:30 pm, September 9, 1972

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 106-010, September 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/106-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).