Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-046

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 · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-046 on Tape 33StartTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 8:04 PMEndTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 8:06 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-046 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to facilitate communication with his staff during the evening of the 1972 election. After being informed that Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman was unavailable, the President explicitly requested that the operator connect him with special counsel Charles W. Colson. This brief exchange highlights the President’s urgent efforts to coordinate with key advisors during the late stages of election night.

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Hello?
Mr. Haldeman's out of the office.
He'll get word to him and call right back, sir.
Okay, you get Mr. Coulson then.
All right, 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 8:04 pm and 8:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-046 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-46

Date: November 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:04 pm and 8:06 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
             -Location

       Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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.
  • 033-041 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-046, 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/033-046 (accessed September 29, 2026).