Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-072

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Spiro T. Agnew

Monday, April 16, 1973 · 4:55 PM–5:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation038-072 on Tape 38StartMonday, April 16, 1973 at 4:55 PMEndMonday, April 16, 1973 at 5:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-072 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection between Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This administrative interaction served to bridge communication between the two high-ranking officials. No further policy discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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The Vice President, Mr. Secretary Rogers, is calling.

NARA Description

On April 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 5:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-072 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 38-72

Date: April 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:55 pm and 5:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 427-12A]

       Telephone call to Spiro T. Agnew from William P. Rogers
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on April 16, 1973

  • 038-071 4:42 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at 4:42 pm.
  • 427-011 4:42 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:43 pm.
  • 038-073 4:55 PM · 1 min — William P. Rogers and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 038-074 4:55 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 6:01 pm.
  • 038-075 4:55 PM · 20 sec — William P. Rogers and Adele (Langston) Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 6:01 pm.
  • 038-076 4:55 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 038-077 4:55 PM · 14 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 427-012 4:55 PM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Manolo Sanchez, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, Adele (Langston) Rogers, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:55 pm to 6:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 038-072, April 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-072 (accessed October 5, 2026).