Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-161

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Friday, November 3, 1972 · 9:00 AM–9:12 AM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation032-161 on Tape 32StartFriday, November 3, 1972 at 9:00 AMEndFriday, November 3, 1972 at 9:12 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-161 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a series of telephone calls to several Republican senators, including Edward W. Brooke, Margaret Chase Smith, Clifford P. Case, Clifford P. Hansen, and Mark O. Hatfield. The President aimed to reach these individuals, who were largely occupied with campaign activities in their respective home states, for brief consultations. The operator was tasked with locating and connecting the President to these lawmakers as part of his outgoing communication schedule.

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I'd like to place about four calls, and you can just get them.
They're only taking one or two minutes each, probably.
To Senator Brooke, he's probably in Massachusetts campaigning.
Senator Margaret Smith, probably in Maine.
You can reach her.
To Senator Clifford Case.
And to Senator Hanson.
Henson, Wyoming.
He's probably in Wyoming.
And Senator Mark Hatfield in Oregon.
And just a second here.
Okay, that's enough right now.
All right.

NARA Description

On November 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:12 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-161 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-161

Date: November 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 9:12 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 391-22]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

        Calls
            -Length
            -Edward W. Brooke
                 -Massachusetts
            -Margaret Chase Smith
                 -Maine
            -Clifford P. Case
            -Clifford P. Hansen
                 -Wyoming
            -Mark O. Hatfield
                 -Oregon
            -List

Also recorded on November 3, 1972

  • 032-160 8:42 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:42 am to 8:46 am.
  • 391-020 8:46 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 9:00 am.
  • 391-021 9:00 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:12 am.
  • 391-022 9:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:12 am.
  • 032-162 9:12 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward W. Brooke talked on the telephone from 9:12 am to 9:16 am.
  • 391-023 9:12 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward W. Brooke met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:12 am to 9:16 am.
  • 032-163 9:22 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clifford P. Case talked on the telephone from 9:22 am to 9:24 am.
  • 391-024 9:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clifford P. Case met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:22 am to 9:24 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-161, November 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-161 (accessed September 28, 2026).