Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-127
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William P. Rogers
Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 11:36 PM–11:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a call to the White House operator to place an urgent request for Secretary of State William P. Rogers. Due to uncertainty regarding Rogers' availability at home, the President instructed the operator to have Rogers return the call as soon as possible. This brief communication served as a logistical coordination to facilitate direct contact between the President and the Secretary of State.
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NARA Description
On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:36 pm and 11:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-127 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-127
Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:36 and 11:38 p.m.
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for telephone call
-William P. RogersAlso recorded on May 2, 1973
- 045-122 11:16 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:16 pm and 11:24 pm.
- 045-123 11:24 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:24 pm to 11:30 pm.
- 045-124 11:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:30 pm and 11:34 pm.
- 045-125 11:34 PM · 17 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 11:34 pm.
- 045-126 11:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:35 pm to 11:36 pm.
- 045-128 11:38 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 11:38 pm to 11:40 pm.
- 045-129 11:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 11:40 pm to 11:42 pm.
- 045-130 11:50 PM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:50 pm to 11:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-127, May 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-127 (accessed October 5, 2026).