Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-043

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on telephone logistics

Tuesday, November 7, 1972 · 7:57 PM–8:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-043 on Tape 33StartTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 7:57 PMEndTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 8:01 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-043 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief exchange with the White House operator to clarify whether she had placed a call to his line. The conversation concluded quickly after the operator confirmed that she had not initiated the ring. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Hello?
Yes, please.
Did you call?
No, Mr. President.
I thought it rang.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 7, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-043 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-43

Date: November 7, 1972
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                                           Conversation No. 33-114 (cont’d)

Time: Unknown between 7:57 pm and 8:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House Operator.

Telephone call

Also recorded on November 8, 1972

  • 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.
  • 033-040 7:41 PM · 9 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.
  • 033-044 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.
  • 033-046 8:04 PM · 11 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.
  • 033-047 8:06 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:06 pm to 8:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-043, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-043 (accessed September 29, 2026).