President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The primary purpose of this brief exchange was to facilitate communication between the President and the State Department regarding official government business. No further substantive details were captured during this short administrative interaction.
On September 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-102 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 9-102
Date: September 20, 1971
Time: 7:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to William P. RogersNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.