Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-003
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William P. Rogers
Tuesday, September 14, 1971 · 5:35 PM–5:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief administrative interaction serves as a bridge to formal diplomatic discussions between the President and the Secretary. No further policy-related deliberation occurs during this connection attempt.
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NARA Description
On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 5:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 9-3
Date: September 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:35 pm and 5:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 278-34]
Request for call to William P. RogersAlso recorded on September 14, 1971
- 278-034 5:35 PM · 14 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 5:35 pm and 5:39 pm.
- 278-035 5:35 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 5:39 pm.
- 009-004 5:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 5:39 pm to 5:42 pm.
- 278-036 5:39 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Nelson A. Rockefeller, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:39 pm to 6:35 pm.
- 009-005 6:07 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:13 pm.
- 009-006 6:13 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 6:13 pm to 6:18 pm.
- 009-007 6:18 PM · 13 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 009-008 6:18 PM · 7 min — Henry A. Kissinger and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 6:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 009-003, September 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).