Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 462 › Conversation 462-020

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

Friday, March 5, 1971 · 4:29 PM ET · Oval Office ·3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation462-020 onTape 462 (tape position 06:24:59–06:25:31)StartFriday, March 5, 1971 at 4:29 PMEndFriday, March 5, 1971 at 4:29 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 462-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson. This brief communication served as a logistical bridge to facilitate a direct discussion between the President and his Special Counsel. No policy matters or further substantive actions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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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 at 4:29 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 462-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 462-20

Date: March 5, 1971
Time: 4:29 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on March 5, 1971

  • 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.
  • 462-014 1:06 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Walter R. Tkach, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:17 pm.
  • 462-015 1:17 PM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, Manolo Sanchez, and William H. Carruthers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:17 pm to 2:20 pm.
  • 462-016 2:20 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:20 pm.
  • 462-017 2:20 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 4:20 pm.
  • 462-018 4:20 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:20 pm and 4:28 pm.
  • 462-019 4:29 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:29 pm.
  • 462-021 4:30 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, Charles W. Colson, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 462-020, 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/462-020 (accessed September 18, 2026).