Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 38 › Conversation 038-075
Rogers phone call on Spiro Agnew and Social scheduling
Monday, April 16, 1973 · 4:55 PM–6:01 PM ET · White House Telephone ·20 sec
AI Summary
Secretary of State William P. Rogers consults his wife, Adele Rogers, regarding a conflict between his social commitments and a last-minute request from President Nixon. After explaining that the President has asked him to join him for an evening engagement, Rogers discusses the logistics of attending a dinner with Vice President Spiro Agnew. The couple mutually decides that Adele should proceed with attending the planned dinner while William adjusts his schedule to accommodate the President.
- William P. Rogers
- Adele Rogers
- Spiro Agnew
- Social scheduling
- Executive communication
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NARA Description
On April 16, 1973, William P. Rogers and Adele (Langston) Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 6:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-075 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 38-75
Date: April 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:55 pm and 6:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone
William P. Rogers talked with Adele (Langston) Rogers.
[See also Conversation No. 427-12C]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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Conversation No. 38-75 (cont’d)
Adele Rogers’s schedule
Spiro T. Agnew
DinnerAlso 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.
- 038-073 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.
- 038-076 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 038-075, 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/038-075 (accessed September 18, 2026).