Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 301 › Conversation 301-023
Nixon & Colson on Personnel
Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 3:00 PM–3:01 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec
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NARA Description
On November 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 3:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 301-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 301-23 Date: November 3, 1971 Time: 3:00 pm - 3:01 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 13-104]
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Also recorded on November 3, 1971
- 013-103 2:45 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 301-020 2:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 301-021 2:45 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 013-104 3:00 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:00 pm to 3:01 pm.
- 013-105 3:01 PM · 2 min — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 013-106 3:01 PM · 2 min — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Arthur F. Burns, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 301-024 3:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 301-025 3:01 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 4:25 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 301-023, November 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185167). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/301-023 (accessed November 14, 2026).