Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-085

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House scheduling

Saturday, November 18, 1972 · 11:47 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-085 on Tape 33StartSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 11:47 AMEndSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 11:47 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-085 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinated his immediate schedule through the White House operator to facilitate communication with key advisors. The President requested that John D. Ehrlichman contact him upon his arrival at the White House. Additionally, Nixon directed the operator to place a follow-up call to former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally.

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Hello.
Mr. Ehrlichman is due here at the White House in about 10 minutes or so.
May I have him call you then?
Yes, you can.
You can try Secretary Connolly then.
All right.
John Connolly.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:47 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-085 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-85

Date: November 18, 1972
Time: 11:47 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       John D. Ehrlichman
            -Location
            -Return call

       Request for a call to John B. Connally

Also recorded on November 18, 1972

  • 033-083 11:44 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 11:44 am to 11:45 am.
  • 033-084 11:45 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 11:47 am.
  • 033-086 11:55 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 11:57 am.
  • 033-087 11:55 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 11:57 am.
  • 033-088 11:57 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone from 11:57 am to 12:01 pm.
  • 033-089 12:02 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:02 pm to 12:08 pm.
  • 033-090 12:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 12:12 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 033-091 12:13 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-085, November 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-085 (accessed October 9, 2026).