Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-040

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George Allen

Tuesday, November 7, 1972 · 7:41 PM–7:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-040 on Tape 33StartTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 7:41 PMEndTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 7:50 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-040 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194301 ↗

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On November 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-040 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 33-40

Date: November 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:41 pm and 7:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       George Allen
            -Location
            -Arrival at home
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                                           Conversation No. 33-114 (cont’d)

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Hello.
Mr. Allen's en route home should be about a half hour.
May I leave word?
Thank you.
Yes, sir.
  • 033-037 7:36 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:36 pm to 7:37 pm.
  • 033-038 7:40 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm.
  • 033-039 7:41 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:50 pm.
  • 033-041 7:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. Allen talked on the telephone from 7:50 pm to 7:52 pm.
  • 033-042 7:54 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II talked on the telephone from 7:54 pm to 7:57 pm.
  • 033-043 7:57 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:57 pm and 8:01 pm.
  • 033-044 8:01 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:01 pm to 8:02 pm.
  • 033-045 8:04 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:04 pm and 8:06 pm.

Conversation 033-040, November 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194301). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-040 (accessed November 9, 2026).