Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-088
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William P. Rogers
Sunday, February 13, 1972 · 6:37 PM–7:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate urgent communications with Secretary of State William P. Rogers and Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. This administrative interaction reflects the President's effort to coordinate key personnel shortly before his historic trip to China. The brief exchange served as a logistical necessity to establish direct contact with his top advisors.
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NARA Description
On February 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 7:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-088 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 20-88
Date: February 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:37 pm and 7:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for calls to William P. Rogers and H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanCite this conversation
Conversation 020-088, February 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-088 (accessed October 2, 2026).