President Nixon and Charles W. Colson engage in a brief, disjointed exchange that briefly touches upon investigations involving the FBI and the Secret Service. The conversation lacks a clear agenda, appearing to reference a shooting incident involving a U.S. Senator and expressing frustration over ongoing security or intelligence matters. No formal policy decisions or concrete action items are established during the brief interaction.
On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:55 pm to 9:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-051 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 406-51 Date: January 30, 1973 Time: 9:55 pm - 9:57 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 36-139]
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