Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 757 › Conversation 757-023
Nixon & Colson on Watergate and Political Strategy
Monday, July 31, 1972 · 10:58 PM–11:11 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 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:58 pm to 11:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 757-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 757-23 Date: July 31, 1972 Time: 10:58 pm - 11:11 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 28-25; one item has been withdrawn]
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Also recorded on July 31, 1972
- 028-022 10:26 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:26 pm to 10:31 pm.
- 028-023 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
- 028-024 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
- 757-021 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
- 757-022 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
- 028-025 10:58 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:58 pm to 11:11 pm.
- 757-024 11:11 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:11 pm and 11:18 pm.
- 757-025 11:18 PM · 12 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:18 pm and 11:59 pm.
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- Nixon phone call with Haldeman on NBC and Public relations June 14, 1971 · 2 min
- Nixon, Colson & Haldeman on Daniel Ellsberg and Pentagon Papers June 29, 1971 · 4 min
- Nixon phone call with Colson on Vietnam War and Presidential credibility January 25, 1972 · 7 min
- Nixon phone call with Colson on ITT case and Dita Beard March 19, 1972 · 9 min
- Nixon phone call with Colson on ITT hearings and Political strategy April 5, 1972 · 8 min
- Nixon phone call with Colson on Media relations and Press criticism July 28, 1972 · 2 min
Cite this conversation
Conversation 757-023, July 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/757-023 (accessed November 15, 2026).