Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-159
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William P. Rogers
Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 11:28 PM–11:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief communication serves as a logistical directive to establish contact with his primary foreign policy advisor. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 pm and 11:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-159 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-159
Date: January 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:28 and 11:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to William P. RogersAlso recorded on January 3, 1972
- 017-156 11:13 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:13 pm to 11:22 pm.
- 017-157 11:22 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 pm.
- 017-158 11:23 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 11:23 pm to 11:28 pm.
- 017-160 11:30 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 11:30 pm to 11:35 pm.
- 017-161 11:35 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:35 pm.
- 017-162 11:36 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:36 pm to 11:42 pm.
- 017-163 11:42 PM · 2 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:42 pm and 11:44 pm.
- 017-164 11:42 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:42 pm and 11:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-159, January 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-159 (accessed October 9, 2026).