Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-005

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

Monday, April 17, 1972 · 2:28 PM–2:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation023-005 on Tape 23StartMonday, April 17, 1972 at 2:28 PMEndMonday, April 17, 1972 at 2:36 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief exchange served as a logistical request to establish direct communication with the Secretary. No further policy discussions or significant developments occurred during this brief administrative interaction.

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Secretary Rogers please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On April 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-5

Date: April 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:28 and 2:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 331-3]

     Request for a call to William P. Rogers

Also recorded on April 17, 1972

  • 331-001 2:09 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 331-002 2:10 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 2:28 pm.
  • 331-003 2:28 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 331-004 2:28 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 023-006 2:36 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:36 pm to 2:43 pm.
  • 331-005 2:36 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:36 pm to 2:43 pm.
  • 023-007 2:43 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 2:43 pm to 2:50 pm.
  • 331-006 2:43 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 2:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-005, 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/023-005 (accessed October 1, 2026).