Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 297 › Conversation 297-006

Nixon & Colson on White House administration and Executive communication

Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 8:24 PM–8:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation297-006 on Tape 297 (tape position 00:05:32–00:07:04)StartThursday, November 11, 1971 at 8:24 PMEndThursday, November 11, 1971 at 8:25 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 297-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Charles W. Colson held a brief, one-minute meeting in the Old Executive Office Building. Given the lack of a transcript and the extreme brevity of the interaction, the specific agenda remains undocumented. This encounter reflects the frequent, rapid consultations typical of the Nixon-Colson professional relationship regarding White House operations.

Audio

Download MP3 · 1.5 MB

This clip was extracted from the full tape recording by Easy Nixon.

Listen to the full tape segment

Position in tape: 00:05:32 – 00:07:04

297a.mp3
297b.mp3

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Ie.
Ie.
Os oes gennych unrhyw adroddiad ar y ffyrdd, rydyn ni'n gwneud hynny.
Ie.
Ie.
Os oes gennych unrhyw adroddiad ar y ffyrdd, rydyn ni'n gwneud hynny.
Ie.
Os oes gennych unrhyw adroddiad ar y ffyrdd, rydyn ni'n gwneud hynny.
Ie, yn iawn.
Ie, yn iawn.
Ie, yn iawn.
Ie, yn iawn.
Ie, yn iawn.

NARA Description

On November 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:24 pm to 8:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 297-6

Date: November 11, 1971
Time: 8:24 pm - 8:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 14-78]

Also recorded on November 12, 1971

  • 014-076 8:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:19 pm.
  • 014-077 8:19 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:19 pm and 8:24 pm.
  • 297-002 8:19 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:19 pm.
  • 014-078 8:24 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:24 pm to 8:25 pm.
  • 014-079 8:25 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:48 pm.
  • 297-007 8:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:48 pm.
  • 297-008 8:25 PM · 23 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 8:25 pm and 8:48 pm.
  • 014-080 8:28 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:28 pm to 8:49 pm.

All 93 conversations from November 12, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 297-006, November 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/297-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).