Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 563 › Conversation 563-008

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

Friday, August 13, 1971 · 1:45 PM–1:47 PM ET · Oval Office ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation563-008 onTape 563 (tape position 02:38:13–02:38:37)StartFriday, August 13, 1971 at 1:45 PMEndFriday, August 13, 1971 at 1:47 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 563-008 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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

Also recorded on August 13, 1971

  • 007-114 12:32 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 007-115 12:33 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 1:47 pm.
  • 563-007 1:45 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 1:47 pm.
  • 563-009 1:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 1:47 pm.
  • 007-116 1:47 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:51 pm.
  • 563-010 1:47 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:47 pm to 1:51 pm.
  • 563-011 1:54 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:54 pm to 2:10 pm.
  • 563-012 2:23 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 563-008, August 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/563-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).