President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Special Counsel, Charles W. Colson. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a private consultation with one of his key political advisors. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On August 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 1:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 563-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 563-8 Date: August 13, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:45 pm and 1:47 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 7-115] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.