Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 360 › Conversation 360-010

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

Monday, September 11, 1972 · 12:36 PM–12:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation360-010 onTape 360StartMonday, September 11, 1972 at 12:36 PMEndMonday, September 11, 1972 at 12:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 360-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate communication with his staff. The President specifically requested that Charles W. Colson be contacted regarding Patrick J. Buchanan. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to coordinate internal administrative outreach.

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NARA Description

On September 11, 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 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 360-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 360-10

Date: September 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person.

         Request for Charles W. Colson
          -Patrick J. Buchanan

The Unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:40 pm.

Also recorded on September 11, 1972

  • 774-016 12:04 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:05 pm.
  • 774-017 12:05 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph T. DeSilva, Willie J. Usery, Jr., Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:05 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 774-018 12:24 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 774-019 12:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph N. Sanson, William F. Rhatican, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:29 pm.
  • 774-020 12:29 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:29 pm to 12:36 pm.
  • 360-011 12:36 PM · 13 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 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm.
  • 774-021 12:36 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:36 pm on September 11, 1972 and 10:44 am on September 12, 1972.
  • 360-012 12:40 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:40 pm to 1:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 360-010, September 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/360-010 (accessed September 18, 2026).