Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 303 › Conversation 303-004
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 · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to initiate an outgoing call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Secretary. No further policy discussions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
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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 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 303-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 303-004
Date: October 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 13-13]
Request for a call to William P. Rogers
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also 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.
- 303-003 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.
- 303-005 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 303-004, 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/303-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).