Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 266 › Conversation 266-004
Nixon & Colson on Information control and Media relations
Thursday, July 22, 1971 · 2:47 PM–3:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Charles W. Colson to discuss administrative strategies, including the management of sensitive internal communications and public messaging. The dialogue focused on the importance of maintaining strict control over classified or restricted information to prevent unauthorized dissemination. The participants also briefly evaluated the performance and coverage of major television networks during the preceding period.
- Information control
- Media relations
- Public communications
- White House administration
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Position in tape: 00:42:58 – 00:49:35
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NARA Description
On July 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 3:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 266-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 266-4 Date: July 22, 1971 Time: 2:47 pm - 3:02 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 6-185; two items have been withdrawn]
Also recorded on July 22, 1971
- 542-013 12:57 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:57 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 266-001 1:06 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:44 pm.
- 266-002 1:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:44 pm to 2:47 pm.
- 266-003 1:44 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:44 pm to 2:47 pm.
- 006-185 2:47 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 266-005 3:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
- 266-006 3:02 PM · 1 hr 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 3:02 pm on July 22, 1971 and 2:45 pm on July 29, 1971.
- 543-001 3:49 PM · 1 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 5:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 266-004, July 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/266-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).