Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 33 › Conversation 033-019

Nixon phone call with Thompson on 1972 Election and Georgia politics

Saturday, November 4, 1972 · 10:14 AM–10:16 AM ET · White House Telephone ·2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operator;  Thompson, S. FletcherConversation033-019 onTape 33StartSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 10:14 AMEndSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 10:16 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated this call to Georgia Congressman S. Fletcher Thompson to express his support for Thompson's candidacy during the final days of the 1972 election cycle. The two discussed their shared political platform, specifically emphasizing peace with honor, national strength, and the enforcement of law and order. Nixon encouraged Thompson to continue his campaign efforts in Georgia, expressing optimism that the "Thompson-Nixon" ticket would succeed in the upcoming vote.

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Congressman Thompson, Mr. President?
Yes.
Right.
There you are.
Hello.
Mr. President.
I just called with only two days, three days left to wish you the very best, to wish my best to our other candidates there on our ticket, but particularly to say that in that United States Senate, we very much need you in these next four years.
because you stand for peace with honor.
You stand for a strong America rather than a weak America.
You stand against those who would have us isolate ourselves from the world, who would have us surrender around the world.
You also stand for that strong kind of leadership, which we all want to be sure that we have justice with law and order throughout this country.
Well, Mr. President, we have a number of other people here in Georgia who stand for those very same things.
And I'm mighty proud of the fact that they're working for us.
They're helping us.
We've got some of the most dedicated volunteers.
I sincerely believe that this is going to be an historic election in Georgia.
And it's a happy day for me.
And I'm very proud, of course, to have your backing.
And I know the people of Georgia are going to give you a resounding
vote next Tuesday.
I hope that they also will give a resounding vote to myself.
Yes, sir.
We're going to have to wait and see.
Let me say, you just keep right on working because I think you can win.
It's a tight race and say that after that marvelous welcome that we will never forget in Atlanta, I think that the Thompson-Nixon team will come through on November the 7th.
Well, thank you very much, Mr. President.
We certainly appreciate your calling.
We'll be working for you down here, and as I said, we've got an awful lot of people helping me as well.
Okay.
Goodbye.
Bye.

NARA Description

On November 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and S. Fletcher Thompson talked on the telephone from 10:14 am to 10:16 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-19

Date: November 4, 1972
Time: 10:14 am - 10:16 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House Operator.

[See Conversation No. 389-11J]

       S. Fletcher Thompson

The President talked with S. Fletcher Thompson.

       Greetings


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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. June-07)

                                                               Conversation No. 33-19 (cont’d)

[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       1972 Election
            -The President's call to Thompson
                  -Purpose
            -House of Representatives
            -Thompson's position on foreign policy
                  -Peace with honor
                  -US strength
                        -Law and order
            -Georgia
                  -Volunteers
                  -Support for the President
                  -Thompson's prospects
                  -The President's trip to Atlanta, October 12, 1972

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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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.
  • 033-015 10:08 AM · 14 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 033-020 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-019, 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/033-019 (accessed September 18, 2026).