President Nixon and Charles Colson held a brief, informal discussion regarding unspecified political activities or personnel matters. Due to the fragmentary and poor quality of the recording, no substantive policy decisions or clear action items are discernable. The brief interaction serves primarily to document the ongoing communication between the President and his advisor during this period.
On January 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 8:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 402-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 402-16 Date: January 22, 1973 Time: Unknown between 8:47 and 8:50 p.m. Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 36-61]
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