Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-176

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

Friday, May 28, 1971 · 12:21 PM–2:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-176 on Tape 3 (tape position 04:14:39–04:14:46)StartFriday, May 28, 1971 at 12:21 PMEndFriday, May 28, 1971 at 2:39 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-176 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188589 ↗

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On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 2:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-176 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 003-176

Date: May 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:21 pm and 2:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to William P. Rogers

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Yes, please.
Secretary Rogers, please.
Yes, Mr. President.
  • 506-002 12:09 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James Suffridge, James Housewright, William McGuire, Charles W. Colson, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 506-003 12:13 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:14 pm.
  • 506-004 12:14 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. John Heinz, III, Harry S. Dent, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:14 pm to 12:18 pm.
  • 506-005 12:18 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 506-006 12:18 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 003-175 12:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm.
  • 506-007 12:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm.
  • 506-008 12:22 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:33 pm.

Conversation 003-176, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188589). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-176 (accessed November 2, 2026).