President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. This brief interaction served solely to facilitate direct communication between the President and a key aide. No further dialogue was captured during this exchange.
On July 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 2:47 pm and 3:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 349-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 349-9
Date: July 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 3:02 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.