Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-058

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Hubert H. Humphrey

Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 1:10 AM–1:12 AM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-058 on Tape 33StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 1:10 AMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 1:12 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-058 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to Senator Hubert H. Humphrey following his recent electoral victory. During the brief exchange, the operator also informed the President that Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller was currently waiting on the line. The conversation focused on managing these immediate post-election communications.

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Call him, is that right?
Senator Humphrey, please.
OK, sir.
I have Governor Rockefeller now.
OK.

NARA Description

On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 1:10 am to 1:12 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-058 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-58

Date: November 8, 1972
Time: 1:10 am - 1:12 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 388-4D]

       Request for a call to Hubert H. Humphrey

       Call from Nelson A. Rockefeller

Also recorded on November 8, 1972

  • 033-053 12:54 AM · 28 sec — Manolo Sanchez and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
  • 033-054 12:54 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
  • 033-055 12:54 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
  • 033-056 1:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 am and 1:10 am.
  • 388-004 1:00 AM · 1 hr 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:00 am to 3:00 am.
  • 033-057 1:10 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 am and 1:12 am.
  • 033-059 1:12 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 1:12 am to 1:16 am.
  • 033-060 1:16 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 am and 1:28 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-058, 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/033-058 (accessed September 28, 2026).