Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-015

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William T. Cahill

Saturday, November 4, 1972 · 10:08 AM–10:09 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-015 on Tape 33StartSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 10:08 AMEndSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 10:09 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with the White House operator to manage outgoing telephone calls to New Jersey Governor William T. Cahill and political operative Wesley Powell. The operator informed the President that the connection to Cahill was delayed, prompting Nixon to prioritize the call with Powell. This interaction illustrates the President's direct involvement in coordinating political outreach during the final days of the 1972 election cycle.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.3 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Hello?
Yes, please.
You have Cahill now?
Cahill, they told me to hold up, Mr. President.
I have on here Mr. Powell.
All right, I'll take it.
Powell, fine.

NARA Description

On November 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:09 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-15

Date: November 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:08 am and 10:09 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 389-11F]

       Status of call to William T. Cahill

       Status of telephone call to Wesley Powell

Also recorded on November 4, 1972

  • 033-014 10:04 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas J. Meskill talked on the telephone from 10:04 am to 10:08 am.
  • 033-016 10:09 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Wesley Powell, and Beverly Powell talked on the telephone from 10:09 am to 10:13 am.
  • 033-017 10:13 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:13 am and 10:14 am.
  • 033-018 10:13 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Caleb Boggs, and Pierre S. DuPont talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:13 am and 10:14 am.
  • 033-019 10:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and S. Fletcher Thompson talked on the telephone from 10:14 am to 10:16 am.
  • 033-020 10:17 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. MacIver talked on the telephone from 10:17 am to 10:19 am.
  • 033-021 10:20 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:28 am.
  • 033-022 10:20 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert Hirsch talked on the telephone from 10:20 am to 10:28 am.

All 59 conversations from November 4, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-015, November 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-015 (accessed October 5, 2026).