Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-057
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nelson A. Rockefeller
Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 1:10 AM–1:12 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request to the White House operator to be connected with Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. The conversation served as a logistical administrative step to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and the Governor. No further substantive dialogue occurred during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 am and 1:12 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-057 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 33-57
Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:10 am and 1:12 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 388-4C]
Request for a call to Nelson A. RockefellerAlso recorded on November 8, 1972
- 033-053 12:54 AM · 28 sec — Manolo Sanchez and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
- 033-054 12:54 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
- 033-055 12:54 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
- 033-056 1:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 am and 1:10 am.
- 388-004 1:00 AM · 1 hr 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:00 am to 3:00 am.
- 033-058 1:10 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 1:10 am to 1:12 am.
- 033-059 1:12 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 1:12 am to 1:16 am.
- 033-060 1:16 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 am and 1:28 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 033-057, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-057 (accessed September 27, 2026).