Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 656 › Conversation 656-006
Nixon & Colson on H. R. Haldeman and Political strategy
Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 7:47 AM–7:52 AM ET · Oval Office ·8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles W. Colson met briefly to discuss scheduling matters involving H. R. Haldeman. The conversation focused on the necessity of increasing political involvement and urgency in their upcoming agenda. No specific policy decisions were finalized during this brief exchange.
- H. R. Haldeman
- Political strategy
- White House scheduling
- Administration priorities
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NARA Description
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 656-6
Date: January 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:47 am and 7:52 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Charles W. Colson.
Schedule
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Colson left [?] at an unknown time before 7:52 am.Also recorded on January 26, 1972
- 019-090 7:47 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
- 088-002 7:47 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Norris Cotton, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Barry M. Goldwater, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Samuel L. Devine, Richard H. Poff, Barber B. Conable, Jr., H. Allen Smith, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, John W. Byrnes, Frank T. Bow, Robert J. Dole, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Herbert Stein, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Harry S. Dent, Ronald L. Ziegler, Bryce N. Harlow, Noel C. Koch, William L. Gifford, Henry A. Kissinger, and William P. Rogers, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 10:02 am.
- 656-002 7:47 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
- 656-003 7:47 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
- 656-004 7:47 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
- 656-005 7:47 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
- 019-091 7:52 AM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:52 am to 7:53 am.
- 656-007 7:52 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:52 am to 8:03 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 656-006, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/656-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).