President Nixon instructed the White House operator to contact Charles W. Colson and request his presence at the Old Executive Office Building. The President specifically requested that Colson not be disturbed during his lunch hour. This brief exchange served to coordinate a subsequent meeting between the two men.
On February 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-053 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 43-53 Date: February 8, 1973 Time: 1:49 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 409-19] Request for Charles W. Colson -Old Executive Office Building office
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