President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with Charles W. Colson. This brief communication serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate a direct consultation between the President and his special counsel. No further substantive discussion occurs during this exchange.
On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-108 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 5-108 Date: June 17, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 2:22 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 261-13] Call to Charles W. Colson
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