Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-100

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Saturday, November 18, 1972 · 12:49 PM–12:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-100 on Tape 33StartSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 12:49 PMEndSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 12:53 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-100 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194415 ↗

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On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:49 pm and 12:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-100 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 33-100

Date: November 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:49 pm and 12:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                                               Conversation No. 33-114 (cont’d)

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Yes, please.
Dr. Kistrigan, please.
Yes, Mr. President.
  • 033-093 12:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:21 pm.
  • 033-094 12:21 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 12:21 pm to 12:22 pm.
  • 033-095 12:22 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 033-096 12:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:25 pm.
  • 033-097 12:29 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:29 pm.
  • 033-098 12:32 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:44 pm.
  • 033-099 12:45 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:45 pm to 12:49 pm.
  • 033-101 12:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:53 pm to 12:54 pm.

Conversation 033-100, November 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194415). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-100 (accessed November 1, 2026).