Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-096

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

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-096 on Tape 33StartSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 12:25 PMEndSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 12:25 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-096 ↗

AI Summary

The White House operator contacted President Nixon to provide an update regarding an unsuccessful attempt to reach H. R. Haldeman. The operator reported that Haldeman was currently in a meeting with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. Consequently, the operator left a message for Jo Anne Haldeman requesting that her husband return the President's call once he became available.

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Mr. President, I called Mr. Haldeman's residence, and Mrs. Haldeman said he was at a meeting with Secretary Rogers, but she expected me for so long, so I left for her to call.

NARA Description

On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-096 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-96

Date: November 18, 1972
Time: 12:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone
                                             - 96 -

                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                                            Conversation No. 33-114 (cont’d)

The White House operator talked with the President.

       H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
             -Location
                   -Jo Anne (Horton) 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.
  • 033-095 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.
  • 033-097 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 033-096, 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/033-096 (accessed October 12, 2026).