President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief exchange served solely as a procedural request to facilitate communication between the President and his cabinet official. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.
On December 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-106 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 17-106
Date: December 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:45 pm and 2:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to William P. RogersThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.