President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. This administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and a key advisor. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On October 11, 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 9:05 am and 10:28 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 287-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 287-6 Date: October 11, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:05 am and 10:28 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 11-27] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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