President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to request a connection to Charles W. Colson. The call serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his special counsel. No substantive policy discussions occur during this short interaction.
On July 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 27-1 Date: July 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:17 pm and 12:19 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 747-7] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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