Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 747 › Conversation 747-008
Nixon & Colson on Political strategy and Executive office operations
Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 12:19 PM–12:37 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
A 13-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On July 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:37 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 747-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 747-8 Date: July 19, 1972 Time: 12:19 pm - 12:37 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 27-2; one item has been withdrawn]
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Also recorded on July 19, 1972
- 027-001 12:17 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:19 pm.
- 747-007 12:17 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:19 pm.
- 027-002 12:19 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:19 pm to 12:37 pm.
- 027-003 12:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 027-004 12:37 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 747-009 12:37 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 747-010 12:37 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 747-011 12:37 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 747-008, July 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/747-008 (accessed November 15, 2026).