{"conversationCode":"033-072","tapeNumber":33,"conversationNumber":72,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-033-072","startDateTime":"1972-11-08T19:18:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-08T19:35:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Nov-1972","startTime":"2:18 PM","endDate":"8-Nov-1972","endTime":"2:35 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:18 pm and 2:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-072 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.1","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part I","chronReleaseDate":"11-Jul-2007","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 33-72\n\nDate: November 8, 1972\nTime: Between 2:18 pm and 2:35 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 388-8B]\n\n       Edward R. G. Heath's location\n           -[Elizabeth, Queen of England] Elizabeth II\n                 -Buckingham Palace\n           -Return to office","filename":["033-072.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"033-071","nextCode":"033-073","transcript":[{"start":0.71,"end":1.05,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.13,"end":5.55,"text":"Mr. President, the Prime Minister is with the Queen at Buckingham Palace."},{"start":5.57,"end":6.07,"text":"Oh, of course."},{"start":6.09,"end":7.54,"text":"They expect him back shortly."},{"start":7.56,"end":8.14,"text":"Yeah, no hurry."},{"start":8.3,"end":9.87,"text":"Just when it is convenient."},{"start":9.89,"end":13.7,"text":"Thank you very much."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of British Prime Minister Edward Heath, who was meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. The President requested that the operator arrange a call once Heath returned to his office. No urgent action was required, as Nixon indicated there was no rush to expedite the communication.","topics":["Edward Heath","Queen Elizabeth II","White House communications","Diplomacy","United Kingdom"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T04:22:26.200Z"},"topicSlugs":["edward-heath","queen-elizabeth-ii","white-house-communications","diplomacy","united-kingdom"],"audioDurationSec":14,"audioFiles":[{"file":"033-072.mp3","bytes":330638,"durationSec":13.65,"bitrate":193733,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:29.541Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/033-072.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-072","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/33/conversation-033-072","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}