Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 317 › Conversation 317-013
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on William Rogers
Monday, January 24, 1972 · 3:29 PM–3:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator connect him to the wife of Secretary of State William Rogers. This brief interaction served as a logistical coordination to facilitate a phone call between the President and Mrs. Rogers. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On January 24, 1972, 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 3:29 pm and 3:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 317-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 317-013 Date: January 24, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:29 pm and 3:32 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 19-46]
Also recorded on January 24, 1972
- 019-044 3:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 019-045 3:23 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:23 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 317-012 3:23 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:23 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 019-046 3:29 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:29 pm and 3:32 pm.
- 019-047 3:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:32 pm.
- 317-014 3:32 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 3:32 pm.
- 317-015 3:35 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Frank T. Bow, Adele (Langston) Rogers, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, William L. Safire, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 4:20 pm.
- 019-048 3:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank T. Bow talked on the telephone from 3:36 pm to 3:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 317-013, January 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/317-013 (accessed September 26, 2026).