Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 331 › Conversation 331-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on William P. Rogers

Monday, April 17, 1972 · 2:28 PM–2:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation331-003 on Tape 331 (tape position 00:18:02–00:19:56)StartMonday, April 17, 1972 at 2:28 PMEndMonday, April 17, 1972 at 2:36 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 331-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417186335 ↗

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On April 17, 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 2:28 pm and 2:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 331-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 331-3
Date: April 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:28 pm and 2:36 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 23-5]

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Secretary Rogers, please.
  • 331-001 2:09 PM · 3 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 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 331-002 2:10 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 2:28 pm.
  • 023-005 2:28 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 331-004 2:28 PM · 17 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 2:28 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 023-006 2:36 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:36 pm to 2:43 pm.
  • 331-005 2:36 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:36 pm to 2:43 pm.
  • 023-007 2:43 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 2:43 pm to 2:50 pm.
  • 331-006 2:43 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 2:50 pm.

Conversation 331-003, April 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417186335). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/331-003 (accessed November 15, 2026).