Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-050

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

Monday, March 5, 1973 · 12:04 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-050 on Tape 37StartMonday, March 5, 1973 at 12:04 PMEndMonday, March 5, 1973 at 12:04 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-050 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone request for the White House operator to connect him with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This call serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Secretary. No further policy discussions occur during this short administrative exchange.

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Secretary Rogers, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On March 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-050 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-50
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

Date: March 5, 1973
Time: 12:04 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to William P. Rogers

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  • 417-002 2:16 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-050, March 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-050 (accessed October 12, 2026).