Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-025

Nixon & Colson on White House administration and Executive communication

Wednesday, June 21, 1972 · 3:56 PM–3:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation343-025 on Tape 343 (tape position 00:57:47–00:57:59)StartWednesday, June 21, 1972 at 3:56 PMEndWednesday, June 21, 1972 at 3:57 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 343-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief, administrative inquiry with Charles W. Colson to determine his availability. The exchange served as a preparatory check to coordinate schedules for a subsequent discussion. No substantive policy matters or tactical decisions were reached during this short interaction.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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57:48Hello, are you in your office?
57:50Oh, are you busy?

NARA Description

On June 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:56 pm to 3:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 343-25

Date: June 21, 1972
Time: 3:56-3:57 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 25-110]

Also recorded on June 21, 1972

  • 025-108 3:30 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:30 pm.
  • 343-021 3:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:30 pm.
  • 343-022 3:30 PM · 3 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 3:30 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 343-023 3:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 025-110 3:56 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:56 pm to 3:57 pm.
  • 343-026 3:57 PM · 2 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 3:57 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 025-111 4:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:38 pm.
  • 343-027 4:00 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and James J. Delaney met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 343-025, June 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/343-025 (accessed September 30, 2026).