Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-073
Rogers & Agnew on White House scheduling and Executive communication
Monday, April 16, 1973 · 4:55 PM–5:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
Secretary of State William P. Rogers and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew spoke to coordinate scheduling adjustments regarding a planned meeting or social engagement. Rogers notified the Vice President that he had to cancel their previous plans due to a last-minute request from President Nixon to join him for a discussion aboard the presidential yacht, the Sequoia. The two agreed to postpone their interaction and discussed the inclusion of Adele Rogers in the rescheduled arrangements.
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NARA Description
On April 16, 1973, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-073 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 38-73
Date: April 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:55 pm and 5:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone
William P. Rogers talked with Spiro T. Agnew.
[See also Conversation No. 427-12B]
Rogers’s schedule
-Meeting with President
-Sequoia
-Changes
Adele (Langston) RogersAlso 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.
- 038-072 4:55 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 038-073, 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/038-073 (accessed October 12, 2026).