Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 297 › Conversation 297-012

Nixon & Colson

Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 9:13 PM–9:21 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation297-012 on Tape 297 (tape position 00:16:20–00:27:06)StartThursday, November 11, 1971 at 9:13 PMEndThursday, November 11, 1971 at 9:21 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 297-012 ↗

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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 9:13 pm to 9:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 297-12

Date: November 11, 1971
Time: 9:13 pm - 9:21 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

Charles W. Colson talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 14-81]

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Also recorded on November 11, 1971

  • 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.
  • 297-009 8:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:48 pm to 8:49 pm.
  • 297-010 8:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:49 pm and 9:13 pm.
  • 297-011 8:49 PM · 3 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 8:49 pm and 9:13 pm.
  • 014-081 9:13 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 9:13 pm to 9:21 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 297-012, November 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/297-012 (accessed November 15, 2026).