Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-068
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Harry S. Dent
Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 9:14 AM–9:16 AM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection to Harry S. Dent. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to reach the White House aide. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this specific exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:16 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-068 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 33-68
Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:14 am and 9:16 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 813-11]
Request for a call to Harry S. DentAlso recorded on November 8, 1972
- 033-067 9:14 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:14 am.
- 813-009 9:14 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:14 am.
- 813-010 9:14 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:16 am.
- 813-011 9:14 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:16 am.
- 033-069 9:16 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent talked on the telephone from 9:16 am to 9:29 am.
- 813-012 9:16 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:16 am to 9:29 am.
- 813-013 9:31 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 9:48 am.
- 813-014 9:48 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 9:51 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 033-068, 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/033-068 (accessed October 10, 2026).