Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 274 › Conversation 274-019
Nixon & Rogers on Texas
Monday, August 16, 1971 · 3:47 PM–3:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative conversation with Secretary of State William P. Rogers to facilitate a connection to an individual in Texas. The interaction served primarily as a logistical bridge, with the President initiating the call to coordinate communication with the external party. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this exchange.
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Position in tape: 00:26:26 – 00:27:49
part A, 26:26
NARA Description
On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:47 pm to 3:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 274-19 Date: August 16, 1971 Time: 3:47 pm - 3:48 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with William P. Rogers. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 48s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 **********************************************************************
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Also recorded on August 16, 1971
- 274-016 3:40 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 274-017 3:40 PM · 45 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 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 274-018 3:40 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 274-020 3:48 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm.
- 274-021 3:49 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:49 pm.
- 274-022 3:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 3:51 pm.
- 274-023 3:52 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:52 pm to 3:53 pm.
- 274-024 3:53 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Peter M. Flanigan, Dwight L. Chapin, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 4:16 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 274-019, August 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/274-019 (accessed November 2, 2026).