President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to connect with Charles W. Colson. The primary purpose of the communication is to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his special counsel. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded during this brief administrative request.
On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 2:33 pm to 2:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 4-31 Date: June 4, 1971 Time: 2:33 pm - 2:34 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 255-43] Call to Charles W. Colson
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