Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 269 › Conversation 269-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Charles W. Colson

Tuesday, August 3, 1971 · 10:02 AM–10:19 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation269-017 on Tape 269 (tape position 02:00:41–02:02:04)StartTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 10:02 AMEndTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 10:19 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 269-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a call to his Special Counsel, Charles W. Colson. This brief administrative interaction facilitated direct communication between the President and a key advisor regarding ongoing executive business. No further substantive dialogue was recorded during this brief exchange.

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Position in tape: 02:00:41 – 02:02:04

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NARA Description

On August 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:19 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 269-17

Date: August 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:02 am and 10:19 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Charles W. Colson

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Call some police.

— 1 min 57 s with no transcribed speech —

Call some police.

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  • 269-012 9:53 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Willie J. Usery, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:53 am to 9:56 am.
  • 269-013 9:57 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. Hodgson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:57 am to 9:58 am.
  • 269-014 9:59 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Curtis Counts met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:59 am to 10:02 am.
  • 269-015 10:02 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:19 am.
  • 269-016 10:02 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:19 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 269-017, August 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/269-017 (accessed November 2, 2026).