Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 324 › Conversation 324-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Charles Colson

Monday, March 20, 1972 · 5:15 PM–5:21 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation324-011 on Tape 324 (tape position 00:33:12–00:33:25)StartMonday, March 20, 1972 at 5:15 PMEndMonday, March 20, 1972 at 5:21 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 324-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request to the White House operator to place a call to Charles Colson. The interaction serves solely as a logistical bridge to connect the President with a key staff member. No further substantive policy matters or decisions are discussed during this short exchange.

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Colson, please.

NARA Description

On March 20, 1972, 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 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 324-11

Date: March 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 21-115]

Also recorded on March 20, 1972

  • 689-006 4:48 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard M. Helms, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:48 pm to 5:14 pm.
  • 689-007 5:14 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:14 pm to 5:15 pm.
  • 324-008 5:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 324-009 5:15 PM · 1 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 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 324-010 5:15 PM · 13 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 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 324-012 5:21 PM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 6:30 pm.
  • 021-117 5:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:56 pm.
  • 021-118 5:56 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 324-011, March 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/324-011 (accessed October 3, 2026).