Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-005
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William P. Rogers
Sunday, December 5, 1971 · 7:52 PM–7:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
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On December 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:52 pm and 7:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-5
Date: December 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:52 pm and 7:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to William P. RogersTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on December 5, 1971
- 016-002 7:31 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 7:31 pm to 7:39 pm.
- 016-003 7:39 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:39 pm and 7:50 pm.
- 016-004 7:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Strom Thurmond talked on the telephone from 7:50 pm to 7:52 pm.
- 016-006 7:56 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 7:56 pm to 8:03 pm.
- 016-007 8:03 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:03 pm and 8:12 pm.
- 016-008 8:03 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:03 pm and 8:12 pm.
- 016-009 8:03 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:03 pm and 8:12 pm.
- 016-010 8:12 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:12 pm to 8:28 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 016-005, December 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191259). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-005 (accessed November 1, 2026).