Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 276 › Conversation 276-015

Nixon & Haldeman on Charles Colson and evidence review

Monday, September 13, 1971 · 7:55 PM–7:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation276-015 on Tape 276 (tape position 02:08:15–02:08:46)StartMonday, September 13, 1971 at 7:55 PMEndMonday, September 13, 1971 at 7:58 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 276-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman briefly conferred regarding the review of evidence provided by Charles Colson. The discussion centered on a shared reluctance to engage with Colson’s analysis of the materials at hand. No further action items were established during this brief exchange.

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Compared to me, we are sort of reluctant to actually look at Chuck's analysis of the evidence.

NARA Description

On September 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:55 pm to 7:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 276-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 276-15

Date: September 13, 1971
Time: 7:55 pm - 7:58 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

[See Conversation No. 8-119]

Also recorded on September 13, 1971

  • 008-115 7:43 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:43 pm to 7:47 pm.
  • 008-116 7:47 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:47 pm and 7:51 pm.
  • 008-117 7:51 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:51 pm to 7:54 pm.
  • 276-014 7:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:51 pm to 7:54 pm.
  • 008-118 7:54 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:54 pm.
  • 008-119 7:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:55 pm to 7:58 pm.
  • 276-016 7:58 PM · 7 sec — 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 7:58 pm and 8:50 pm.
  • 276-017 7:58 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:58 pm and 8:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 276-015, September 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/276-015 (accessed October 9, 2026).