Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-066

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Michael J. Mansfield

Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 8:17 AM–9:14 AM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-066 on Tape 33StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 8:17 AMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 9:14 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-066 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Senate Majority Leader Michael J. Mansfield. This brief exchange served as a logistical request to connect the President with congressional leadership. The call was placed to facilitate direct communication between the White House and the legislative branch.

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Senator Mansfield.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-066 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-66

Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:17 am and 9:14 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 813-8]

       Request for a call to Michael J. Mansfield

Also recorded on November 8, 1972

  • 813-001 8:17 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
  • 813-002 8:17 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
  • 813-003 8:17 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
  • 813-004 8:17 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
  • 813-005 8:17 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
  • 813-006 8:17 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
  • 813-007 8:17 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
  • 813-008 8:17 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-066, 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/033-066 (accessed September 28, 2026).