Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-066

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

Wednesday, May 19, 1971 · 1:14 PM–1:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-066 on Tape 3 (tape position 01:15:13–01:15:22)StartWednesday, May 19, 1971 at 1:14 PMEndWednesday, May 19, 1971 at 1:18 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-066 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The brief exchange serves as a procedural step to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his top diplomat. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific transmission.

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Secretary Rogers please.
Thank you sir.

NARA Description

On May 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-066 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-066

Date: May 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 501-016A]

     Call to William P. Rogers

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on May 19, 1971

  • 003-065 12:24 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 12:24 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 501-013 12:28 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 501-014 12:30 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:30 pm to 1:03 pm.
  • 501-015 1:03 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:03 pm and 1:14 pm.
  • 501-016 1:03 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, William P. Rogers, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:03 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 003-067 1:18 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 1:18 pm to 1:29 pm.
  • 501-017 2:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 501-018 2:10 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:10 pm to 2:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-066, May 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-066 (accessed October 12, 2026).