Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-008

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

Sunday, October 22, 1972 · 8:09 PM–8:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation032-008 on Tape 32StartSunday, October 22, 1972 at 8:09 PMEndSunday, October 22, 1972 at 8:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate an urgent telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his top diplomat. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Secretary Rogers?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On October 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:09 pm and 8:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-008

Date: October 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:09 pm and 8:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

        Request for a call to William P. Rogers.

Also recorded on October 23, 1972

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  • 371-015 7:47 AM · 21 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 7:47 am and 8:34 am.
  • 371-016 7:47 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 8:34 am.
  • 371-017 7:47 AM · 9 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 7:47 am and 8:34 am.
  • 371-018 7:47 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 8:34 am.
  • 371-019 8:34 AM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:34 am to 9:17 am.
  • 371-020 9:17 AM · 8 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 9:17 am and 9:55 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-008, October 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).