Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 338 › Conversation 338-038
Nixon & Colson on White House administration and Executive communication
Thursday, May 11, 1972 · 11:32 AM–11:33 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with Special Counsel Charles Colson in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief discussion. Due to the lack of a transcript for this minute-long engagement, the specific substance of their exchange remains unrecorded. Consequently, no definitive policy decisions or developments can be attributed to this particular meeting.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:32 am and 11:33 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 338-38 Date: May 11, 1972 Time: Between 11:32 and 11:33 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 24-73]
Also recorded on May 11, 1972
- 723-008 11:21 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:22 am.
- 024-071 11:22 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:32 am.
- 024-072 11:22 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:32 am.
- 338-037 11:22 AM · 18 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 11:22 am and 11:32 am.
- 024-073 11:32 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:32 am to 11:33 am.
- 024-074 11:34 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 11:34 am to 11:35 am.
- 338-039 11:34 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:34 am and 11:35 am.
- 338-040 11:35 AM · 1 min — 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 11:35 am and 11:43 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 338-038, May 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/338-038 (accessed October 9, 2026).