Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-045

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman

Tuesday, November 7, 1972 · 8:04 PM–8:06 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-045 on Tape 33StartTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 8:04 PMEndTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 8:06 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-045 ↗

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served solely as a functional administrative request to initiate official communication between the President and his senior advisor. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were made during this exchange.

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Yes, sir?
Holloman, please.
Thank you.

On November 7, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-045 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 33-45

Date: November 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:04 pm and 8:06 pm
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                                           Conversation No. 33-114 (cont’d)

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
  • 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.
  • 033-046 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.
  • 033-048 8:21 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:21 pm to 8:24 pm.

Conversation 033-045, 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/033-045 (accessed October 12, 2026).