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Nixon & Rogers on International Relations and Diplomacy

Tuesday, October 26, 1971 · 1:50 PM–1:51 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.Conversation303-006 on Tape 303 (tape position 00:08:04–00:13:00)StartTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 1:50 PMEndTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 1:51 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 303-006 ↗

President Nixon instructed Secretary of State William P. Rogers to emphasize in an upcoming statement that a specific individual should remain regarded as a member of the international community. The brief discussion served to align the State Department’s official rhetoric with the President's preferred diplomatic stance. Rogers acknowledged the directive, confirming he would incorporate the requested language into his departmental communications.

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Yeah.
Bill, just be sure to read that portion of your statement where we still consider him a member of the international community.
He's planned to add his department.
See, he's just made a decision.
I'm not sure if he's very interested in all that.
Okay?
Fine.

On October 26, 1971, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 303-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 303-006

Date: October 26, 1971
Time: 1:50 pm - 1:51 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with William P. Rogers.

[See Conversation No. See 13-14]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
  • 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.
  • 303-004 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.
  • 303-007 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.

Conversation 303-006, 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/303-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).