Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 45 › Conversation 045-043

Woods phone call on William P. Rogers and Billy Graham

Monday, April 30, 1973 · 10:20 PM–10:32 PM ET · White House Telephone ·25 sec

ParticipantsWoods, Rose Mary; White House operatorConversation045-043 onTape 45StartMonday, April 30, 1973 at 10:20 PMEndMonday, April 30, 1973 at 10:32 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-043 ↗

AI Summary

Rose Mary Woods instructs the White House operator to facilitate a sequence of incoming calls for President Nixon. She specifically directs the operator to connect Secretary of State William P. Rogers first, followed by Dr. Billy Graham. The request establishes the administrative workflow for the President's late-night communications.

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Hello?

Yes, sir.

Hello?

Hi, I was talking with Secretary Rogers up in the West Hall.

Uh-huh.

Could you put him on this line for the President, please?

All right.

And then after Secretary Rogers, Dr. Graham.

Yes, all right, fine.

Okay.

All right.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 30, 1973, Rose Mary Woods and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-043 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-43

Date: April 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:20 pm and 10:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Rose Mary Woods talked with the White House operator.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                      (rev. October-2012)

                                                            Conversation No. 45-43 (cont’d)

     Telephone call from William P. Rogers

     Telephone call from William F. (“Billy”) Graham

Also recorded on May 1, 1973

045-039 10:09 PM · 5 min — Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, Paul W. Keyes, and John A. Volpe talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:09 pm and 10:16 pm.
045-040 10:12 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:12 pm and 10:16 pm.
045-041 10:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:16 pm to 10:20 pm.
045-042 10:20 PM · 1 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:32 pm.
045-044 10:20 PM · 5 min — William P. Rogers, President Richard M. Nixon, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:32 pm.
045-045 10:20 PM · 5 min — William F. ("Billy") Graham and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:32 pm.
045-046 10:20 PM · 15 sec — White House operator and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:32 pm.
045-047 10:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:33 pm.

All 181 conversations from May 1, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-043, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-043 (accessed September 18, 2026).