President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent outgoing call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary procedural step to connect the President with his chief diplomat late in the evening. No further discussion occurred between the President and the operator regarding the substance of the requested conversation.
On February 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:00 pm and 11:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-107 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 20-107
Date: February 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:00 pm and 11:05 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.