Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 566 › Conversation 566-019

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

Tuesday, August 17, 1971 · 4:56 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation566-019 on Tape 566 (tape position 03:47:38–03:47:42)StartTuesday, August 17, 1971 at 4:56 PMEndTuesday, August 17, 1971 at 4:56 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 566-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an immediate meeting with Charles W. Colson. The primary purpose of the communication was to secure Colson's presence in the Oval Office. No further policy discussions or substantive developments were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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NARA Description

On August 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:56 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 566-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 566-19

Date: August 17, 1971
Time: 4:56 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for Charles W. Colson’s presence

Also recorded on August 17, 1971

  • 566-016 3:26 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:12 pm.
  • 008-026 4:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:12 pm.
  • 008-027 4:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:12 pm.
  • 008-028 4:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 5:04 pm.
  • 008-029 4:12 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 5:04 pm.
  • 566-022 4:30 PM · 3 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:56 pm.
  • 566-020 4:56 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jayne B. Spain, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:56 pm to 5:04 pm.
  • 566-023 5:04 PM · 35 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 566-019, August 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/566-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).