Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-067

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Mike Mansfield

Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 9:14 AM ET · White House Telephone · 39 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-067 on Tape 33StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 9:14 AMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 9:14 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-067 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate communication with Senator Mike Mansfield, who had traveled to Boca Grande, Florida. The President requested that the operator inform Mansfield that he had returned his call and secure a contact number for a follow-up conversation later that evening. This coordination was necessary due to conflicting schedules that prevented the two from connecting during the afternoon.

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Hello.
Mr. President, on the call to Senator Mansfield, he has left the city, gone to Boca Grande, Florida, be there about 2.30, and I do have a number where he'll be down there.
Would you want me to call him?
I will be out of touch for the... Would you want me to call there and leave where you returned his call?
Be sure that he knows I returned the call, and then tell him I know.
All right, sir.
And he'll see where he... And then I'll probably have to call him
tonight later because I'll be out of touch until around 4.30 myself.
All right, Mr. President.
Fine.
He'll be there at 2.30.
That's right, sir.
Fine.
Just be sure you get a number for him and let him know that I returned the call.
I'll have it right here.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:14 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-067 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-67

Date: November 8, 1972
Time: 9:14 am
Location: White House Telephone
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                                          Conversation No. 33-114 (cont’d)

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 813-9]

       Call to Michael J. Mansfield
             -Location
                  -Boca Grande, Florida
             -The President’s schedule
             -Phone call
                  -The President's return call
                         -Time

Also recorded on November 8, 1972

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  • 813-010 9:14 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:16 am.
  • 813-011 9:14 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:16 am.
  • 033-069 9:16 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent talked on the telephone from 9:16 am to 9:29 am.
  • 813-012 9:16 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:16 am to 9:29 am.
  • 813-013 9:31 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 9:48 am.
  • 813-014 9:48 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 9:51 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-067, 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/033-067 (accessed September 26, 2026).