Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-102

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

Monday, September 20, 1971 · 7:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation009-102 on Tape 9 (tape position 02:54:07–02:54:12)StartMonday, September 20, 1971 at 7:50 PMEndMonday, September 20, 1971 at 7:50 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 009-102 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417189823 ↗

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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. Rogers

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 009-102, September 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189823). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-102 (accessed November 2, 2026).