Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 303 › Conversation 303-001

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

Tuesday, October 26, 1971 · 1:40 PM–1:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation303-001 on Tape 303 (tape position 00:00:44–00:00:56)StartTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 1:40 PMEndTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 1:41 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 303-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to establish communication with the Secretary for pending administration business. No further substantive details are documented regarding the specific nature of the conversation between the President and the operator.

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NARA Description

On October 26, 1971, 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 1:40 pm and 1:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 303-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 303-001
Date: October 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 1:41 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 13-11]
Request for a call to William P. Rogers

Also recorded on October 26, 1971

  • 602-011 1:39 PM · 58 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 013-012 1:41 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 1:41 pm to 1:47 pm.
  • 303-002 1:41 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:41 pm to 1:47 pm.
  • 013-013 1:47 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 303-003 1:47 PM · 18 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 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 303-004 1:47 PM · 3 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 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 303-005 1:47 PM · 13 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 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 013-014 1:50 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 1:50 pm to 1:51 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 303-001, October 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/303-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).