Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 294 › Conversation 294-008
Nixon & Colson
Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 10:54 AM–10:55 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 20 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with Charles W. Colson to discuss scheduling or immediate availability for a follow-up conversation. The exchange appears to be a procedural check-in to determine if the President was occupied or ready to engage in further discussion. No substantive policy matters or specific directives were documented during this minute-long interaction.
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Position in tape: 01:38:33 – 01:38:50
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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 10:54 am to 10:55 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 294-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 294-8 Date: November 18, 1971 Time: 10:54 am - 10:55 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 15-26]
Also recorded on November 18, 1971
- 015-024 10:50 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:54 am.
- 015-026 10:54 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:54 am to 10:55 am.
- 015-027 10:55 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:55 am.
- 015-028 10:55 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:55 am.
- 294-009 10:55 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:55 am.
- 294-010 10:55 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 10:55 am.
- 294-011 10:55 AM · 1 hr 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:55 am to 12:42 pm.
- 015-029 10:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Herbert Stein talked on the telephone from 10:56 am to 10:58 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 294-008, 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/294-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).