Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-044

Nixon phone call with Woods on 1972 Presidential Election

Tuesday, November 7, 1972 · 8:01 PM–8:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation033-044 on Tape 33StartTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 8:01 PMEndTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 8:02 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-044 ↗

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, held a brief telephone conversation shortly after the 1972 presidential election. The interaction consists of a routine exchange of greetings, though the majority of the brief call remains classified or withdrawn from the public record. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions are captured in the available transcript.

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Mr. President, Ms. Woods.
Yeah.
Hello.

On November 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:01 pm to 8:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-044 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 33-44

Date: November 7, 1972
Time: 8:01 pm - 8:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Rose Mary Woods talked with the President.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/09/2019.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[033-044-w001]
[Duration: 17s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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  • 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.
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  • 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.
  • 033-045 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.

Conversation 033-044, 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/033-044 (accessed September 29, 2026).