Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-086
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Leonard Garment
Saturday, November 18, 1972 · 11:55 AM–11:57 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Leonard Garment. This brief communication served solely as a logistical request to connect the President with his advisor. No policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 18, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-086 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 33-86
Date: November 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:55 am and 11:57 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Leonard GarmentAlso 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.
- 033-085 11:47 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:47 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 033-086, 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/033-086 (accessed October 9, 2026).