Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-011

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

Monday, December 6, 1971 · 9:00 AM–9:07 AM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation016-011 on Tape 16 (tape position 00:33:04–00:33:10)StartMonday, December 6, 1971 at 9:00 AMEndMonday, December 6, 1971 at 9:07 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 016-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief exchange serves as a logistical coordination to facilitate direct communication between the President and his chief diplomat. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection beyond the placement of the call.

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Rogers.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:07 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 16-11

Date: December 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 9:07 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 629-6A]

     Request for a call to William P. Rogers

Also recorded on December 6, 1971

  • 629-001 9:00 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:07 am.
  • 629-002 9:00 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:07 am.
  • 629-003 9:00 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:07 am.
  • 629-004 9:00 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:07 am.
  • 016-012 9:07 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:07 am to 9:09 am.
  • 629-005 9:07 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:07 am to 9:09 am.
  • 016-013 9:09 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 9:19 am.
  • 629-006 9:09 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, William P. Rogers, George H. W. Bush, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, John D. Ehrlichman, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Wilbur D. Mills met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:09 am to 10:08 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 016-011, December 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-011 (accessed October 10, 2026).