President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate direct communication with the Secretary. No further policy discussions or substantive developments are recorded in this brief exchange.
Audio for this conversation has not yet been released by the National Archives.
NARA DescriptionOn May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 9:08 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-165 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 3-165
Date: May 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:47 am and 9:08 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to William P. Rogers
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)No transcript is available for this conversation.