Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-065
Colson & Haldeman on 1972 election and Congressional seats
Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 1:35 AM–3:00 AM ET · White House Telephone · 36 sec
AI Summary
Charles W. Colson coordinates with his office staff to urgently secure data regarding the results of the 1972 congressional elections. Colson requests an immediate phone call to Lyndon “Mort” Allin to obtain the net gain or loss of Republican seats. These figures are to be relayed quickly to Manolo Sanchez, presumably for President Nixon's review in the wake of the election.
- 1972 election
- Congressional seats
- Election results
- Republican Party
- Manolo Sanchez
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NARA Description
On November 8, 1972, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 am and 3:00 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-065 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 33-65
Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:35 am and 3:00 am
Location: White House Telephone
Charles W. Colson talked with the White House operator.
[H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman can be heard in the background]
1972 election
-Maryland
Colson talked to an unknown man in his office at an unknown time between 1:35 am and 3:00
am
[See Conversation No. 388-4O]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
Conversation No. 33-114 (cont’d)
Request a call to Lyndon (“Mort”) Allin
-Visit to Colson’s office
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
1972 election
-Congressional seats
-Republican gains and losses
-Delivery of figures to Manolo Sanchez
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Also recorded on November 8, 1972
- 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.
- 033-061 1:30 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:30 am and 1:31 am.
- 033-062 1:31 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hubert H. Humphrey talked on the telephone from 1:31 am to 1:35 am.
- 033-063 1:35 AM · 1 min — Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 am and 3:00 am.
- 033-064 1:35 AM · 50 sec — Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 am and 3:00 am.
- 388-005 1:59 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:59 am and 2:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 033-065, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194347). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-065 (accessed November 13, 2026).