Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-136

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

Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 10:21 AM–10:24 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-136 on Tape 45StartWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 10:21 AMEndWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 10:24 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-136 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief administrative call through the White House operator to be connected with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The primary purpose of this interaction is to facilitate communication between the President and his top diplomat during the height of the Watergate crisis. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this brief exchange.

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Yes, sir.
Secretary Rogers, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:24 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-136 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-136

Date: May 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:21 am and 10:24 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 909-16A]

       Request for telephone call
            -William P. Rogers

Also recorded on May 2, 1973

  • 045-135 10:14 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 10:14 am to 10:15 am.
  • 909-014 10:14 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:14 am to 10:15 am.
  • 909-015 10:15 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 10:21 am.
  • 909-016 10:21 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:24 am.
  • 045-137 10:24 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 10:24 am to 10:31 am.
  • 909-017 10:24 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:24 am to 10:31 am.
  • 045-138 10:31 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:43 am.
  • 909-018 10:31 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:43 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-136, 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/045-136 (accessed October 5, 2026).