Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-013

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

Tuesday, October 26, 1971 · 1:47 PM–1:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-013 on Tape 13 (tape position 00:27:48–00:27:54)StartTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 1:47 PMEndTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 1:50 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief administrative interaction serves as a precursor to an intended high-level diplomatic consultation. The exchange establishes the communication channel necessary for the President to conduct official state business.

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Secretary Rogers please.
Thank you sir.

NARA Description

On October 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-013

Date: October 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 303-4]

     -Request for a call to William P. Rogers

Also recorded on October 26, 1971

  • 013-012 1:41 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 1:41 pm to 1:47 pm.
  • 303-003 1:47 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 303-004 1:47 PM · 3 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 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 303-005 1:47 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 013-014 1:50 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 1:50 pm to 1:51 pm.
  • 303-006 1:50 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:50 pm to 1:51 pm.
  • 303-007 1:51 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:51 pm and 2:49 pm.
  • 303-008 1:51 PM · 1 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:51 pm and 2:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-013, October 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).