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Nixon & Colson on White House Staff and Communication

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 12:37 PM–12:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation363-003 on Tape 363StartTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:37 PMEndTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:38 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 363-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Charles Colson held a brief, informal check-in to confirm their respective locations and availability. The conversation served primarily as a logistical verification to facilitate subsequent communication. No substantive policy matters or tactical decisions were addressed during this exchange.

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John.
You're, uh, in your office?
Yeah.
Great.
Okay.

NARA Description

On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:37 pm to 12:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 363-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 363-3

Date: August 8, 1972
Time: 12:37 pm - 12:38 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Charles W. Colson.

[See Conversation No. 29-46]

Also recorded on August 8, 1972

  • 029-045 12:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:37 pm.
  • 363-001 12:31 PM · 9 sec — 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 12:31 pm and 12:37 pm.
  • 029-046 12:37 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:37 pm to 12:38 pm.
  • 029-047 12:38 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 363-004 12:38 PM · 7 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 12:38 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 029-048 12:39 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 12:39 pm to 12:42 pm.
  • 363-005 12:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:39 pm to 1:24 pm.
  • 029-049 12:42 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 363-003, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/363-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).