Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-087
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William P. Rogers
Tuesday, June 15, 1971 · 6:38 PM–6:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief exchange serves strictly as an administrative precursor to a high-level discussion between the President and his Secretary of State. No substantive policy matters are addressed during this initial connection.
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NARA Description
On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-087 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-87
Date: June 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 261-9]
Call to Secretary William P. RogersAlso recorded on June 15, 1971
- 005-085 6:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:34 pm.
- 261-007 6:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:34 pm.
- 005-086 6:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 6:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
- 261-008 6:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
- 005-088 6:38 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm.
- 261-009 6:38 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm.
- 005-089 6:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 6:44 pm to 6:47 pm.
- 261-010 6:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:44 pm to 6:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-087, June 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-087 (accessed October 23, 2026).