President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to be connected with his Special Counsel, Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative exchange serves solely to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and a key advisor. No substantive policy discussions or policy-related decisions occur during this segment.
On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:54 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 15-24 Date: November 18, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:50 am and 10:54 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 294-7] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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