Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 294 › Conversation 294-003

Nixon & Colson on Staff meeting

Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 8:07 AM–8:08 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation294-003 on Tape 294 (tape position 00:01:32–00:02:49)StartThursday, November 18, 1971 at 8:07 AMEndThursday, November 18, 1971 at 8:08 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 294-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Charles W. Colson briefly discuss the scheduling and coordination of an upcoming staff meeting. The conversation serves primarily as a logistical check-in to align their respective agendas prior to the session. Nixon expresses his desire to review specific items with Colson before the morning proceedings commence.

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Position in tape: 00:01:32 – 00:02:49

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NARA Description

On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:07 am to 8:08 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 294-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 294-3

Date: November 18, 1971
Time: 8:07 am - 8:08 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 15-20]

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One moment, please.
Hello, Ted.
Right.
What time does your staff meeting finish?
You're doing fine.
I just want to know, I want to go over a couple of things in a minute, Ted.
Well, everything's a puzzle, but I'll get you ready in a minute.
Okay.
Okay.
Well, it starts about 8.15.
Why don't you go into it first?
When you finish his dad meeting, I'll give you a ring about nine o'clock, okay?

Also recorded on November 18, 1971

  • 621-006 8:01 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:01 am.
  • 294-001 8:02 AM · 36 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 8:02 am and 8:07 am.
  • 294-002 8:02 AM · 4 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 8:02 am and 8:07 am.
  • 621-007 8:02 AM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 6:00 pm.
  • 015-019 8:07 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:07 am.
  • 015-020 8:07 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:07 am to 8:08 am.
  • 015-021 8:12 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:12 am to 8:13 am.
  • 294-004 8:12 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:12 am to 8:13 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 294-003, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/294-003 (accessed November 2, 2026).