Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 462 › Conversation 462-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Charles W. Colson

Friday, March 5, 1971 · 10:45 AM–10:46 AM ET · Oval Office ·2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation462-010 onTape 462 (tape position 02:42:58–02:43:23)StartFriday, March 5, 1971 at 10:45 AMEndFriday, March 5, 1971 at 10:46 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 462-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with special counsel Charles W. Colson. This brief communication was intended to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and Colson regarding White House administrative or political goals. The interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a high-level discussion.

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NARA Description

On March 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 10:46 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 462-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 462-10

Date: March 5, 1971

Time: 10:45 am - 10:46 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on March 5, 1971

  • 462-005 8:30 AM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and Richard M. Helms met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:30 am to 10:15 am.
  • 462-006 10:15 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:20 am.
  • 462-007 10:15 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, and John C. Stennis met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:40 am.
  • 462-008 10:40 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:41 am.
  • 462-009 10:41 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:41 am to 10:45 am.
  • 462-011 10:46 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:46 am to 10:49 am.
  • 462-012 10:49 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:49 am to 11:06 am.
  • 462-013 11:06 AM · 1 hr 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Arthur F. Burns, George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 1:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 462-010, March 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/462-010 (accessed September 18, 2026).