Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 33 › Conversation 033-095

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman

Saturday, November 18, 1972 · 12:22 PM–12:25 PM ET · White House Telephone ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation033-095 onTape 33StartSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 12:22 PMEndSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 12:25 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-095 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to contact H.R. Haldeman to arrange a return call. The President specified that Haldeman should not be interrupted if currently meeting with Secretary of State William P. Rogers, but requested that he be reached as soon as that engagement concluded. This exchange functioned solely as an administrative coordination to facilitate a high-level briefing.

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Yes, please.
Mr. Haldeman, don't interrupt him if he's in a meeting.
He may be with Secretary Rogers, but when he returns from the meeting, call me.
Fine, sir.

NARA Description

On November 18, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-095 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-95

Date: November 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:22 pm and 12:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
            -Meeting with William P. Rogers
            -return call

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.
  • 033-094 12:21 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 12:21 pm to 12:22 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 033-095, 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/033-095 (accessed September 18, 2026).