Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 284 › Conversation 284-007

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

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 3:15 PM–3:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation284-007 on Tape 284 (tape position 00:29:51–00:30:58)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 3:15 PMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 3:41 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 284-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. The exchange is brief, consisting solely of the President's request for the connection. This administrative communication serves to facilitate an immediate consultation between Nixon and his advisor.

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Position in tape: 00:29:51 – 00:30:58

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NARA Description

On October 6, 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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 284-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 284-7

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with White House operator

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

[See Conversation No. 10-93]

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Also recorded on October 6, 1971

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  • 284-002 3:12 PM · 1 min — 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 3:12 pm and 3:14 pm.
  • 010-092 3:14 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:15 pm.
  • 284-003 3:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:15 pm.
  • 284-004 3:15 PM · 7 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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
  • 284-005 3:15 PM · 13 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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 284-007, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/284-007 (accessed November 2, 2026).