Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on William P. Rogers

Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 2:47 PM–2:51 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation282-009 on Tape 282 (tape position 00:26:03–00:26:15)StartWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 2:47 PMEndWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 2:51 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 282-009 ↗

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to establish communication with the Secretary. No further policy discussions or significant developments occurred during this brief interaction.

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Secretary Rogers, please.

On October 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 2:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 282-9

Date: October 20, 1971
Time: 2:47 pm - 2:51 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with White House operator.

     Request for a call to William P. Rogers
  • 011-163 2:23 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:23 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 012-001 2:51 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 2:51 pm to 3:00 pm.
  • 282-010 2:51 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 3:00 pm.
  • 012-002 3:00 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:06 pm.
  • 282-011 3:00 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 3:00 pm and 3:06 pm.
  • 012-003 3:06 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Donald H. Rumsfeld talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:10 pm.
  • 282-012 3:06 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Donald H. Rumsfeld met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:06 pm to 3:10 pm.
  • 282-013 3:10 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:15 pm.

Conversation 282-009, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-009 (accessed September 28, 2026).