Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-087

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Leonard Garment

Saturday, November 18, 1972 · 11:55 AM–11:57 AM ET · White House Telephone · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-087 on Tape 33StartSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 11:55 AMEndSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 11:57 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-087 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested a telephone connection to Leonard Garment while receiving a status update from the White House operator regarding John Connally. The operator informed the President that Connally was currently located on an island off the coast of Texas and reachable only via radio. Nixon declined a radio-based connection, deciding instead to wait until the following evening to communicate with Connally via a standard telephone line.

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Hello?
Mr. President, we have Mr. Garment for you, but in the meantime, Mr. Conley is on an island off the coast of Texas and be back tomorrow evening.
I could reach him if you want me to.
Provided it's not radio.
If it's a regular telephone, I'll talk to him.
If not, I'll talk to him tomorrow.
Fine.
Thank you, Mr. Garment.

NARA Description

On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 11:57 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-087 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-87
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                                             Conversation No. 33-114 (cont’d)

Date: November 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:55 am and 11:57 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       Call to Leonard Garment

       John B. Connally
            -Location
                  -Texas
            -Telephone call
                  -Radio

Also recorded on November 18, 1972

  • 033-083 11:44 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 11:44 am to 11:45 am.
  • 033-084 11:45 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 11:47 am.
  • 033-085 11:47 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:47 am.
  • 033-086 11:55 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 11:57 am.
  • 033-088 11:57 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone from 11:57 am to 12:01 pm.
  • 033-089 12:02 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:02 pm to 12:08 pm.
  • 033-090 12:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 12:12 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 033-091 12:13 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-087, November 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-087 (accessed October 17, 2026).