Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-094

Nixon phone call with Ehrlichman on Peter G. Peterson and Henry Kissinger

Saturday, November 18, 1972 · 12:21 PM–12:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation033-094 on Tape 33StartSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 12:21 PMEndSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 12:22 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-094 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and John Ehrlichman discussed the prospects of Peter G. Peterson accepting a new appointment related to foreign policy. Based on feedback from Henry Kissinger, Ehrlichman advised that Peterson was likely to accept the role. Consequently, the President decided to delay pursuing alternative candidates to focus on finalizing the offer with Peterson.

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Yeah.
He felt on the basis of his conversation with Peterson this morning that there was a very good chance Peterson would accept what we have offered, that this is his dish, foreign policy and the rest, and so forth and so on.
So don't be too quick to push the other.
Just say, all right, if he will, let's make the hard sell.
Good.
All right.

NARA Description

On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 12:21 pm to 12:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-094 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-94

Date: November 18, 1972
Time: 12:21 pm - 12:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.

       Peter G. Peterson
             -New appointment
                   -Acceptance
                         -Henry A. Kissinger’s view
                         -Foreign policy

Also recorded on November 18, 1972

  • 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.
  • 033-092 12:15 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:15 pm to 12:20 pm.
  • 033-093 12:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:21 pm.
  • 033-095 12:22 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 033-096 12:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:25 pm.
  • 033-097 12:29 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:29 pm.
  • 033-098 12:32 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-094, 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/033-094 (accessed October 12, 2026).