Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-044

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William P. Rogers

Sunday, March 4, 1973 · 10:03 AM–11:22 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-044 on Tape 37StartSunday, March 4, 1973 at 10:03 AMEndSunday, March 4, 1973 at 11:22 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-044 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate an urgent telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The brief exchange served solely as a logistical request to facilitate communication with the Secretary. No further policy discussions or substantive matters were addressed during this specific interaction.

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Please.
Secretary Rogers, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On March 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 11:22 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-044 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-44

Date: March 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:03 am and 11:22 am
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

Request for a call to William P. Rogers

Also recorded on March 4, 1973

  • 037-043 10:01 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am.
  • 037-045 11:22 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 11:22 am to 11:35 am.
  • 037-046 11:36 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:36 am.
  • 037-047 11:36 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:42 am.
  • 037-048 11:42 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 11:42 am to 11:44 am.
  • 037-049 11:50 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:50 am to 11:59 am.
  • 244-001 1:00 PM · 11 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 11:59 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-044, March 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-044 (accessed September 19, 2026).