Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 505 › Conversation 505-017
Nixon & Rogers on Middle East policy and Israel
Friday, May 28, 1971 · 9:08 AM–9:12 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 min
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President Nixon and Secretary of State William P. Rogers met to coordinate their public messaging strategy ahead of an upcoming presidential press conference. They discussed the political implications of recent comments regarding Middle East policy and the administration's stance toward Israel. Nixon instructed Rogers to maintain a low-key approach regarding these diplomatic sensitivities to ensure consistent communication.
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NARA Description
On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:08 am to 9:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 505-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 505-017 Date: May 28, 1971 Time: 9:08 am - 9:12 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with William P. Rogers. ********************************************************************** [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN-T-MDR-2014-026. Segment declassified on 04/26/2019. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [505-017-w001] [Duration: 19s] [See Conversation No. 003-166; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation] **********************************************************************
Also recorded on May 28, 1971
- 003-165 8:47 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 9:08 am.
- 505-015 8:47 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 9:08 am.
- 505-016 8:47 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 9:08 am.
- 003-166 9:08 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:08 am to 9:12 am.
- 505-018 9:12 AM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, unknown person(s), J. Edgar Hoover, Ronald L. Ziegler, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Wilbur D. Mills, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 11:04 am.
- 003-167 9:16 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:34 am.
- 003-168 9:16 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:34 am.
- 003-169 9:34 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover talked on the telephone from 9:34 am to 9:43 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 505-017, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/505-017 (accessed October 11, 2026).