President Nixon initiates a brief telephonic request through the White House operator to be connected with his aide, Charles W. Colson. The exchange serves solely as an administrative coordination to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and Colson. No substantive policy matters or further developments occur during this brief operator-assisted bridge.
On November 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-139 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 14-139 Date: November 16, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 295-11] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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