Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-097

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Saturday, November 18, 1972 · 12:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-097 on Tape 33StartSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 12:29 PMEndSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 12:29 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-097 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194409 ↗

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On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-097 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 33-97

Date: November 18, 1972
Time: 12:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger

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Dr. Kissinger, please.
Yes, please.
Dr. Kissinger, please.
Yes, sir.
  • 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.
  • 033-096 12:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:25 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.
  • 033-099 12:45 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:45 pm to 12:49 pm.

Conversation 033-097, November 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194409). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-097 (accessed November 1, 2026).