Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-144
Nixon phone call with Ford on Congressional relations and Watergate
Wednesday, April 11, 1973 · 12:29 PM–12:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
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On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-144 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 044-144
Date: April 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Gerald R. Ford.
[See also Conversation No. 893-15]
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Also recorded on April 11, 1973
- 893-011 11:50 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 11:50 am and 11:51 am.
- 893-012 11:51 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gregorio Lopez Bravo de Castro, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 12:02 pm.
- 893-013 12:04 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Roger E. Shields, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:29 pm.
- 893-014 12:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm.
- 893-015 12:29 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm.
- 893-016 12:34 PM · 1 hr 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Gerald R. Ford, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:34 pm to 1:20 pm.
- 044-145 12:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 12:35 pm to 12:39 pm.
- 044-146 1:20 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:28 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 044-144, April 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-144 (accessed October 28, 2026).