Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 833 › Conversation 833-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Charles Colson

Thursday, January 4, 1973 · 8:35 AM–8:46 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation833-003 on Tape 833StartThursday, January 4, 1973 at 8:35 AMEndThursday, January 4, 1973 at 8:46 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 833-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to connect him with Charles Colson. This interaction serves as a functional administrative step to facilitate a direct communication between the President and a key aide. The conversation reflects the routine procedural efforts taken by the President to coordinate staff consultations.

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Colson, please.

NARA Description

On January 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:46 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 833-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 833-3

Date: January 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:35 am and 8:46 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 35-79]

Also recorded on January 4, 1973

  • 035-079 8:35 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:46 am.
  • 833-001 8:35 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:46 am.
  • 833-002 8:35 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:46 am.
  • 035-080 8:46 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:46 am to 8:50 am.
  • 833-004 8:46 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:50 am.
  • 035-081 8:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:53 am.
  • 833-005 8:50 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:53 am.
  • 833-006 8:50 AM · 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 8:50 am and 8:53 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 833-003, January 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/833-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).