Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 310 › Conversation 310-016
Nixon & Colson on White House administration
Thursday, December 23, 1971 · 1:25 PM–1:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles Colson briefly coordinated plans for an upcoming meeting. The two agreed to reconvene in approximately ten minutes after Colson finished his lunch. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this short scheduling exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:25 pm to 1:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 310-16 Date: December 23, 1971 Time: 1:25 pm - 1:26 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Charles Colson. [See Conversation No. 17-2]
Also recorded on December 23, 1971
- 641-010 12:27 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 310-013 1:20 PM · 20 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 1:20 pm and 1:25 pm.
- 310-014 1:20 PM · 35 sec — 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 1:20 pm and 1:25 pm.
- 310-015 1:20 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:25 pm.
- 017-002 1:25 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:25 pm to 1:26 pm.
- 017-003 1:26 PM · 37 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 310-017 1:40 PM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Joan Hall, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:40 pm to 2:40 pm.
- 310-018 2:40 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 310-016, December 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/310-016 (accessed October 11, 2026).