Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 322 › Conversation 322-006

Nixon & Colson on Political strategy and White House internal operations

Tuesday, February 29, 1972 · 2:51 PM–2:53 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 55 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation322-006 on Tape 322 (tape position 00:04:50–00:05:56)StartTuesday, February 29, 1972 at 2:51 PMEndTuesday, February 29, 1972 at 2:53 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 322-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Charles W. Colson engaged in a brief, informal check-in regarding the pressures of the administration. The exchange reflects a moment of frustration regarding internal communication and the constant state of political crisis. They agreed to reconnect in five minutes to address more substantive matters.

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Hello.
Yeah, yeah.
So, what, did you survive?
I did have a minute here before I had to get into .
But I'll be back and .
I've been in trouble for years, for the last three years, and nobody tells me what's going on.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I guess, uh, call me back in five minutes.
Just five minutes.

NARA Description

On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 2:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 322-6

Date: February 29, 1972
Time: 2:51 pm - 2:53 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 20-118]

Also recorded on February 29, 1972

  • 322-005 2:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:48 pm to 2:50 pm.
  • 020-118 2:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:50 pm to 2:53 pm.
  • 020-119 2:53 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
  • 322-007 2:53 PM · 16 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
  • 322-008 2:53 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
  • 322-009 2:53 PM · 11 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
  • 020-120 2:56 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 3:16 pm.
  • 322-010 2:56 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 3:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 322-006, February 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/322-006 (accessed October 2, 2026).