Conversation 017-002

TapeTape 17StartThursday, December 23, 1971 at 1:25 PMEndThursday, December 23, 1971 at 1:26 PMTape start time00:01:01Tape end time00:01:17ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Colson, Charles W.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone

President Nixon contacted Charles W. Colson to request a meeting at the Oval Office. Colson confirmed his availability and agreed to travel from his office in the Executive Office Building to join the President. This brief communication served solely as a logistical arrangement to coordinate their upcoming face-to-face discussion.

White House schedulingExecutive Office BuildingCharles W. Colsonlogistics

On December 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:25 pm to 1:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 17-2

Date: December 23, 1971
Time: 1:25 pm - 1:26 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 310-16]

     Lunch

     Colson to meet with President

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Hello?
Mr. Colson, Mr. President.
Yes, sir, Mr. President.
Are you out to lunch?
No, sir, I'm in my office.
You're in your office.
Okay, about ten minutes if you'd like to come over.
I'm at the EOB.
Fine, I'll be there.
Yes, sir.