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Rogers on Social interactions and Cabinet Room

Monday, May 8, 1972 · 12:00 AM–12:07 PM ET · Cabinet Room · 25 sec

ParticipantsRogers, William P.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation100-020 on Tape 100StartMonday, May 8, 1972 at 12:00 AMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 12:07 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 100-020 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417174363 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 8, 1972, William P. Rogers and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 12:07 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 100-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 100-20

Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown after 12:00 am until 12:07 pm
Location: Cabinet Room

William P. Rogers met with unknown men

[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]

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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/26/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[100-020-w001]
[Duration: 24s]

     Greetings

     Travel

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Recording ends at an unknown time before 12:07 pm

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How's it going, Phil?
How are you?
Good.
Pretty good.
We'll see you next time.
We'll see you next time.
We'll see you next time.
We'll see you next time.

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  • 024-001 8:38 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:38 am to 8:43 am.
  • 721-002 8:38 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:38 am to 8:43 am.
  • 721-003 8:43 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 8:54 am.
  • 721-004 8:54 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:54 am to 8:56 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 100-020, May 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174363). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/100-020 (accessed November 2, 2026).