Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 274 › Conversation 274-014

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

Monday, August 16, 1971 · 3:01 PM–3:37 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation274-014 onTape 274 (tape position 00:22:37–00:22:48)StartMonday, August 16, 1971 at 3:01 PMEndMonday, August 16, 1971 at 3:37 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 274-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to special counsel Charles W. Colson. The brief interaction served as an administrative bridge to initiate direct communication with one of the President's key political advisors. No substantive policy discussions were recorded during this connection request.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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22:53So I was thinking that a very good theme for you in your personal conversations with the graduates and the rest of the students is thinking about the development of talent.

NARA Description

On August 16, 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 3:01 pm and 3:37 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 274-14

Date: August 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:01 pm and 3:37 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on August 16, 1971

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  • 274-007 2:44 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:44 pm to 2:49 pm.
  • 274-008 2:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:49 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 274-009 2:49 PM · 15 sec — 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 2:49 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 274-010 2:54 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:54 pm to 2:58 pm.
  • 274-011 2:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:59 pm to 3:01 pm.
  • 274-012 3:01 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 274-013 3:01 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 274-014, August 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/274-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).