Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 328 › Conversation 328-007
Nixon & Colson on Communication difficulties
Monday, March 27, 1972 · 1:05 PM–1:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles W. Colson attempted to conduct a brief, informal telephonic check-in regarding scheduling and ongoing communications. The conversation was significantly hampered by severe technical difficulties, rendering the audio mostly unintelligible and preventing any substantive discussion of policy or political strategy. Consequently, no concrete decisions were reached, and the participants ended the call due to the connectivity issues.
- Communication difficulties
- Charles Colson
- Scheduling
- White House operations
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 27, 1972, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 328-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 328-7 Date: March 27, 1972 Time: 1:05 pm - 1:09 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 22-31] The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 22-31]
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.
- 328-005 12:59 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 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.
- 328-008 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 328-007, 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/328-007 (accessed October 1, 2026).