Nixon White House TapesTape 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

ParticipantsRogers, William P.;  Rogers, Adele (Langston)Conversation038-075 onTape 38StartMonday, April 16, 1973 at 4:55 PMEndMonday, April 16, 1973 at 6:01 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-075 ↗

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.

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I know.
Say, uh, the president's asked me to go out in the square with him tonight, so, uh, I've talked to the vice president.
You go ahead.
I think you should go to the dinner.
Yeah.
Okay.
Thanks.
Bye.
All right, dear.

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.

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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                                                           Conversation No. 38-75 (cont’d)

     Adele Rogers’s schedule
          Spiro T. Agnew
          Dinner
  • 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.

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).