Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 300 › Conversation 300-003

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

Tuesday, November 2, 1971 · 1:30 PM–1:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 52 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation300-003 on Tape 300 (tape position 00:04:11–00:05:18)StartTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 1:30 PMEndTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 1:31 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 300-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185037 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal discussion with the White House operator to facilitate a connection with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The conversation included brief, candid observations regarding an unnamed individual’s temperament, characterizing him as a 'fightsy' and 'impulsive' person. The exchange served primarily as a logistical intermediary step to initiate further official communication with the Secretary of State.

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NARA Description

On November 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:30 pm to 1:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 300-003

Date: November 2, 1971
Time: 1:30 pm - 1:31 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with William P. Rogers.

[See Conversation No. 13-73]

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Oh, I see.
I was going to try to figure it out.
But this time we had a good talk about it.
I like it.
Oh, he's a fightsy guy.
And a very impulsive.
Very impulsive.
Right.
Bye-bye.

Also recorded on November 2, 1971

  • 611-022 1:13 PM · 10 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 611-023 1:13 PM · 34 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 013-072 1:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:30 pm.
  • 300-001 1:15 PM · 11 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 1:15 pm and 1:30 pm.
  • 300-002 1:15 PM · 10 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 1:15 pm and 1:30 pm.
  • 013-073 1:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 1:30 pm to 1:31 pm.
  • 300-004 1:31 PM · 13 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 1:31 pm and 2:26 pm.
  • 300-005 1:31 PM · 5 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 1:31 pm and 2:26 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 300-003, November 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185037). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/300-003 (accessed November 14, 2026).