Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 303 › Conversation 303-003
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on William P. Rogers
Tuesday, October 26, 1971 · 1:47 PM–1:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative meeting with an unidentified aide to coordinate his upcoming schedule and communication flow. The President directed that specific materials remain accessible for a planned call from Bill Roberts and managed the scheduling of upcoming consultations with Secretary of State William P. Rogers and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This brief exchange served to organize the President’s immediate agenda and ensure timely follow-up on key foreign policy discussions.
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NARA Description
On October 26, 1971, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 303-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 303-003 Date: October 26, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with an unknown person. The President's schedule -William P. Rogers -Henry A. Kissinger
Also recorded on October 26, 1971
- 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.
- 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.
- 303-004 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.
- 303-006 1:50 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:50 pm to 1:51 pm.
- 303-007 1:51 PM · 2 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 1:51 pm and 2:49 pm.
- 303-008 1:51 PM · 1 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 1:51 pm and 2:49 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 303-003, 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/303-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).