Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-007

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

Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 12:30 PM–2:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation282-007 on Tape 282 (tape position 00:12:13–00:12:36)StartWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 12:30 PMEndWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 2:23 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 282-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Charles W. Colson. This brief communication was limited to the President requesting assistance in contacting his special counsel. No further substantive matters or policy discussions were recorded during this exchange.

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Call some police.

NARA Description

On October 20, 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 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 282-7

Date: October 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 11-162]

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on October 20, 1971

  • 597-004 12:20 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 282-001 12:30 PM · 4 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 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 282-002 12:30 PM · 22 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 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 282-003 12:30 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 282-004 12:30 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 282-005 12:30 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 282-006 12:30 PM · 10 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 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 597-005 12:30 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 282-007, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-007 (accessed September 28, 2026).