President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The primary purpose of the communication was to place a call to Charles W. Colson. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief administrative interaction.
On October 25, 1971, 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 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 304-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 304-7 Date: October 25, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 12-114] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.