Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-057
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William P. Rogers
Thursday, April 20, 1972 · 3:19 PM–3:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to be connected with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief administrative interaction serves as the preliminary step for a subsequent high-level diplomatic discussion. The primary action item is the establishment of this telephonic communication channel between the President and the State Department leadership.
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NARA Description
On April 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:19 pm and 3:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-057 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-57
Date: April 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:19 and 3:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 332-21D]
Request for a call to William P. RogersAlso recorded on April 20, 1972
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- 023-054 3:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 332-019 3:08 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 332-020 3:09 PM · 52 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 3:09 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 023-055 3:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 332-021 3:10 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, unknown person(s), and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:10 pm to 4:10 pm.
- 023-056 3:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger talked on the telephone from 3:15 pm to 3:19 pm.
- 023-058 3:36 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:36 pm to 3:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-057, April 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-057 (accessed October 12, 2026).