Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-058
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William P. Rogers
Tuesday, May 18, 1971 · 9:33 AM–9:34 AM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec
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On May 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 9:34 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-058 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-058
Date: May 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:33 am and 9:34 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to William P. RogersTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 18, 1971
- 058-002 9:33 AM · 1 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 9:33 am on May 18, 1971 and 9:02 am on May 20, 1971.
- 058-003 9:33 AM · 1 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 9:33 am on May 18, 1971 and 9:02 am on May 20, 1971.
- 003-059 9:34 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:34 am to 9:38 am.
- 500-008 9:34 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:34 am to 9:38 am.
- 500-009 9:38 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:38 am.
- 500-010 9:41 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:41 am to 10:00 am.
- 500-011 10:26 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:26 am to 11:03 am.
- 500-012 11:03 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 11:06 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-058, May 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188363). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-058 (accessed November 12, 2026).