Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 392 › Conversation 392-010

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

Monday, January 1, 1973 · 11:17 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation392-010 on Tape 392StartMonday, January 1, 1973 at 11:17 AMEndMonday, January 1, 1973 at 11:17 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 392-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a meeting with his Special Counsel, Charles W. Colson. The primary objective of the interaction was to coordinate Colson's arrival at the Executive Office Building. The conversation served as a brief administrative arrangement to ensure the President could convene with his advisor.

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Step in my ear with your eyes, please.

NARA Description

On January 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 11:17 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 392-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 392-10

Date: January 1, 1973
Time: 11:17 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a meeting with Charles W. Colson
            -Executive Office Building [EOB]

Also recorded on January 1, 1973

  • 829-015 11:14 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 11:16 am.
  • 829-016 11:14 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 11:16 am.
  • 392-011 11:17 AM · 11 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 11:17 am and 11:20 am.
  • 392-012 11:17 AM · 15 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 11:17 am and 11:20 am.
  • 392-013 11:17 AM · 34 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 11:17 am and 11:20 am.
  • 035-047 11:20 AM · 2 min — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and Gerald L. Warren talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:38 pm.
  • 035-048 11:20 AM · 17 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:38 pm.
  • 392-014 11:20 AM · 1 hr 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:20 am to 1:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 392-010, January 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/392-010 (accessed September 28, 2026).