Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-190
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William P. Rogers
Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 3:00 PM–3:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to speak with Secretary of State William P. Rogers through the White House operator. This brief administrative interaction serves solely to facilitate a high-level diplomatic communication. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-190 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-190
Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:00 pm and 3:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 435-9]
Request for telephone call
-William P. Rogers
-122-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 45-191 (cont’d)Also recorded on May 10, 1973
- 045-188 2:51 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 435-007 2:51 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 045-189 2:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 3:00 pm.
- 435-008 2:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 3:00 pm.
- 435-009 3:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 045-191 3:02 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:05 pm.
- 435-010 3:02 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:05 pm.
- 435-011 3:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-190, May 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-190 (accessed October 1, 2026).