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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief call through the White House operator to be connected with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The purpose of the interaction was to facilitate direct communication with the Secretary for undisclosed official business. No further dialogue was recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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Secretary Rogers, please.

NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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]

Also recorded on April 17, 1972

  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 331-003, April 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/331-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).