Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 3 › Conversation 003-165

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

Friday, May 28, 1971 · 8:47 AM–9:08 AM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation003-165 onTape 3 (tape position 03:54:49–03:54:55)StartFriday, May 28, 1971 at 8:47 AMEndFriday, May 28, 1971 at 9:08 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-165 ↗

AI Summary

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

Audio for this conversation has not been released by the National Archives.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On 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 Aid

Conversation 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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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

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Also recorded on May 28, 1971

  • 505-015 8:47 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 9:08 am.
  • 505-016 8:47 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 9:08 am.
  • 003-166 9:08 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:08 am to 9:12 am.
  • 505-017 9:08 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:08 am to 9:12 am.
  • 505-018 9:12 AM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, unknown person(s), J. Edgar Hoover, Ronald L. Ziegler, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Wilbur D. Mills, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 11:04 am.
  • 003-167 9:16 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:34 am.
  • 003-168 9:16 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:34 am.
  • 003-169 9:34 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover talked on the telephone from 9:34 am to 9:43 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-165, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-165 (accessed September 18, 2026).