Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-016

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

Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 4:01 PM–4:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-016 on Tape 44StartThursday, March 22, 1973 at 4:01 PMEndThursday, March 22, 1973 at 4:02 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The brief exchange serves as a logistical coordination step to facilitate a high-level diplomatic or administrative consultation. The operator confirms the attempt to reach the Secretary, setting the stage for the subsequent discussion between the two officials.

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Hello?
Mr. Rogers.
Sorry, sir.
Secretary Rogers.
Yes.

NARA Description

On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:01 pm and 4:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-016
Date: March 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:01 pm and 4:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 887-23]
Call to William P. Rogers

Also recorded on March 22, 1973

  • 887-020 3:43 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
  • 044-015 3:48 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre E. Trudeau talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:01 pm.
  • 887-022 3:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre E. Trudeau met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:01 pm.
  • 887-023 4:01 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:01 pm.
  • 887-024 4:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:01 pm.
  • 044-017 4:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 887-025 4:02 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 887-026 4:05 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 5:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-016, March 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-016 (accessed October 2, 2026).