Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-145
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Telephone operations
Sunday, November 19, 1972 · 10:59 AM–7:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon initiated a telephone call through the White House operator, but the attempt was unsuccessful. No substantive discussion occurred as the connection failed to materialize. The record serves as documentation of an aborted communication attempt during this period.
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NARA Description
On November 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 7:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-145 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-145 Date: Unknown between November 19, 1972 and November 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:59 am, November 19 and 7:37 pm, November 29 Location: White House Telephone The President attempted to place a call with the White House operator. [Aborted telephone 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.
- 033-111 10:56 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-145, 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/034-145 (accessed September 28, 2026).