President Richard Nixon met with Special Counsel Charles W. Colson for a brief, one-minute discussion in the Old Executive Office Building. While no transcript exists for this recording, the brevity of the exchange suggests a logistical check-in or a quick relay of time-sensitive information between the two men. This interaction occurred just days before the 1972 presidential election, highlighting the high-pressure environment surrounding the White House staff at the time.
On November 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:25 pm to 12:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 389-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 389-22 Date: November 4, 1972 Time: 12:25 pm - 12:26 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 33-35] -38- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. Feb.-08)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.