Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-123

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

Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 9:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-123 on Tape 7 (tape position 04:30:02–04:30:08)StartSunday, August 15, 1971 at 9:50 PMEndSunday, August 15, 1971 at 9:50 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-123 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary logistical step to connect the President with his top foreign policy advisor. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.

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Yes, please.
Roger.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-123 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-123

Date: August 15, 1971
Time: 9:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Requested a call to William P. Rogers

Also recorded on August 16, 1971

  • 007-119 9:39 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:39 pm.
  • 007-120 9:39 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 9:39 pm to 9:44 pm.
  • 007-121 9:44 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:44 pm and 9:46 pm.
  • 007-122 9:46 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 9:46 pm to 9:50 pm.
  • 007-124 9:50 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:50 pm to 9:55 pm.
  • 007-125 9:55 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:55 pm.
  • 007-126 9:56 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 9:56 pm to 10:02 pm.
  • 007-127 10:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and David M. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 10:03 pm to 10:05 pm.

All 88 conversations from August 16, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-123, August 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-123 (accessed October 12, 2026).