Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-002

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

Monday, April 17, 1972 · 11:35 AM–11:50 AM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation023-002 on Tape 23StartMonday, April 17, 1972 at 11:35 AMEndMonday, April 17, 1972 at 11:50 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to check the status of a scheduled call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. Upon learning that Rogers was unavailable because he was still testifying before Congress, Nixon instructed the operator to hold the call. No further substantive matters were discussed during this brief administrative exchange.

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Yes, sir.
Oh, hold that call.
He's still testifying.
Fine.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:50 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-2

Date: April 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:35 and 11:50 a.m.
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 709-15B]

     Status of call to William P. Rogers
          -Hold
                 -Rogers's location

Also recorded on April 17, 1972

  • 709-013 10:51 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:51 am to 11:03 am.
  • 709-014 11:07 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:33 am.
  • 023-001 11:35 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:50 am.
  • 709-015 11:35 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:35 am to 12:02 pm.
  • 709-016 12:02 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald B. Rice, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, George P. Shultz, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 12:06 pm.
  • 709-017 12:06 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 709-018 12:06 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 709-019 12:15 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-002, April 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).