Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-031

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman

Wednesday, February 2, 1972 · 3:06 PM–3:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation020-031 on Tape 20 (tape position 01:02:02–01:02:09)StartWednesday, February 2, 1972 at 3:06 PMEndWednesday, February 2, 1972 at 3:17 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 020-031 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with John D. Ehrlichman. The primary purpose of the communication was to locate Ehrlichman, who was situated at Camp David at the time of the request. The operator acknowledged the instruction to initiate the call.

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Mr. Ehrlichman is at Camp David.

I wonder if you could get him on the phone for me.

Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On February 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 20-31

Date: February 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 318-30]

     Request for a call to John D. Ehrlichman
         -Camp David

Also recorded on February 2, 1972

020-030 3:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:03 pm to 3:06 pm.
318-025 3:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:03 pm to 3:06 pm.
318-026 3:06 PM · 9 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
318-027 3:06 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
318-028 3:06 PM · 7 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
318-029 3:06 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
318-030 3:06 PM · 6 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
318-031 3:06 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 020-031, February 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-031 (accessed September 28, 2026).