Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 840 › Conversation 840-010

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

Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 12:09 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation840-010 on Tape 840StartSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 12:09 PMEndSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 12:09 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 840-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection with Charles W. Colson. The operator clarified Colson's current availability, noting that he was likely still working in his office rather than at the police station. This exchange served as a logistical attempt to locate and establish contact with a key advisor.

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Uh, we've been trying to get a call from him.
He is probably in his office yet, but he can't be at the police station.

NARA Description

On February 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 840-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 840-10

Date: February 3, 1973
Time: 12:09 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 43-17]

       Request for Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on February 3, 1973

  • 840-006 10:59 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am.
  • 840-007 10:59 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am.
  • 840-009 11:05 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Marjorie P. Acker, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:05 am to 12:08 pm.
  • 043-017 12:09 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 840-011 12:09 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:12 pm.
  • 840-012 12:12 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, Charles W. Colson, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:12 pm to 1:20 pm.
  • 043-018 12:15 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:15 pm to 12:16 pm.
  • 043-019 12:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 840-010, February 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/840-010 (accessed October 1, 2026).