Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 304 › Conversation 304-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on William P. Rogers
Monday, October 25, 1971 · 2:37 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to initiate direct communication with the head of the State Department regarding ongoing foreign policy or diplomatic matters. No further substantive details are available due to the absence of a transcript.
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NARA Description
On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:37 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 304-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 304-5
Date: October 25, 1971
Time: 2:37 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 12-112]
Request for a call to William P. RogersAlso recorded on October 25, 1971
- 012-112 2:37 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:37 pm.
- 012-113 2:37 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 012-114 2:37 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 304-006 2:37 PM · 13 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 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 304-007 2:37 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 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 012-115 2:40 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:40 pm to 2:59 pm.
- 304-008 2:40 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:59 pm.
- 012-116 3:01 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:01 pm to 3:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 304-005, October 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/304-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).