Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 328 › Conversation 328-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Charles Colson

Monday, March 27, 1972 · 12:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation328-005 on Tape 328 (tape position 01:11:42–01:13:55)StartMonday, March 27, 1972 at 12:59 PMEndMonday, March 27, 1972 at 12:59 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 328-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator locate Charles Colson to determine if he was available for a telephone conversation. Nixon specified that he only wished to speak with Colson if he was physically present in his office and not currently on Capitol Hill. The operator agreed to check his status and report back to the President.

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Would you check to see if Mr. Colson is in his office?
I'd like to talk to him if he's there, but I don't want to talk to him if he's on the Hill.
I'll call you back.

NARA Description

On March 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 328-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 328-5

Date: March 27, 1972
Time: 12:59 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 22-30]

Also recorded on March 27, 1972

  • 022-030 12:59 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:59 pm.
  • 328-006 12:59 PM · 45 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 12:59 pm and 1:05 pm.
  • 022-031 1:05 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:05 pm to 1:09 pm.
  • 328-007 1:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:05 pm to 1:09 pm.
  • 328-008 1:09 PM · 5 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 1:09 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 328-009 1:09 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:09 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 328-010 1:09 PM · 10 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 1:09 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 328-011 1:09 PM · 6 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:09 pm and 2:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 328-005, March 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/328-005 (accessed October 1, 2026).