Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-111

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

Sunday, November 19, 1972 · 10:56 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation033-111 on Tape 33StartSunday, November 19, 1972 at 10:56 AMEndSunday, November 19, 1972 at 10:56 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-111 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon attempted to reach Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman by telephone to discuss urgent matters. The White House operator informed the President that Haldeman was attending church services and would be unavailable until 12:30 p.m. Consequently, Nixon decided to postpone the call until later in the afternoon.

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Yeah.

Mr. President, he is in church and won't be back until 1230.

I'll call him later.

Thank you.

All right.

NARA Description

On November 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:56 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-111 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-111

Date: November 19, 1972
Time: 10:56 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with President.

       H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
             -Location
                   -Church
             -Return call

Also recorded on November 19, 1972

033-109 10:49 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:49 am to 10:51 am.
033-110 10:51 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:51 am to 10:56 am.
033-112 10:56 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:56 am to 10:57 am.
033-113 10:57 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 10:57 am to 10:58 am.
033-114 10:58 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:58 am.
033-115 10:58 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell talked on the telephone from 10:58 am to 10:59 am.
034-001 10:59 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 7:37 pm.
034-145 10:59 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 7:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-111, November 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-111 (accessed October 12, 2026).