Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-151

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

Friday, November 5, 1971 · 11:06 AM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-151 on Tape 13 (tape position 04:22:14–04:22:21)StartFriday, November 5, 1971 at 11:06 AMEndFriday, November 5, 1971 at 11:06 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-151 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to be connected with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Secretary. No substantive policy discussions occur during this short administrative interaction.

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The Rogers, please.
Secretary Rogers.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:06 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-151 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-151

Date: November 5, 1971
Time: 11:06 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to William P. Rogers

Also recorded on November 5, 1971

  • 615-012 11:00 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. John Heinz, III, Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz, and Richard K. Cook met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:00 am to 11:04 am.
  • 013-150 11:04 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:06 am.
  • 615-013 11:04 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:06 am.
  • 615-014 11:04 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:06 am.
  • 013-152 11:07 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 11:07 am to 11:09 am.
  • 615-015 11:07 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:09 am.
  • 615-016 11:09 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:13 am.
  • 615-017 11:09 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:13 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-151, November 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-151 (accessed October 12, 2026).