Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 350 › Conversation 350-033

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Charles W. Colson

Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 9:01 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation350-033 on Tape 350StartWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 9:01 AMEndWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 9:01 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 350-033 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request an urgent meeting with special counsel Charles W. Colson. The President directed that Colson be summoned immediately to his office in the Old Executive Office Building. This brief exchange served solely to facilitate an in-person consultation between Nixon and one of his key political advisors.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.2 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Ask Mr. Colson to step into my EOB office, please.

NARA Description

On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:01 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 350-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 350-33

Date: July 26, 1972
Time: 9:01 am
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request that Charles W. Colson join him

Also recorded on July 26, 1972

  • 027-068 8:06 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:06 am and 9:01 am.
  • 027-069 8:07 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 9:15 am.
  • 027-070 9:01 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:01 am and 9:15 am.
  • 027-100 9:01 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at 9:01 am.
  • 350-034 9:02 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, George H. W. Bush, Lawrence M. Higby, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:02 am to 11:05 am.
  • 027-071 9:15 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone from 9:15 am to 9:16 am.
  • 027-072 9:15 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 11:39 am.
  • 027-073 9:15 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 11:39 am.

All 81 conversations from July 26, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 350-033, July 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/350-033 (accessed October 1, 2026).