Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-049

Nixon phone call with Ehrlichman on Henry S. Kaplan and Personnel

Tuesday, April 27, 1971 · 5:24 PM–5:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation002-049 on Tape 2 (tape position 01:34:46–01:35:08)StartTuesday, April 27, 1971 at 5:24 PMEndTuesday, April 27, 1971 at 5:25 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-049 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman discussed the professional credentials of Dr. Henry S. Kaplan, a researcher from Stanford University. Ehrlichman briefed the President on Kaplan’s recent interview with Elliot Richardson and Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., noting that both officials were impressed by the doctor. The brief conversation served to confirm the President's approval of the assessment provided by his subordinates regarding Kaplan.

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Just a minute.
What's the name of that doctor?
Kaplan from Stanford.
This is the one that... Henry Kaplan.
Henry Kaplan, right, from Stanford.
And he was here for an interview yesterday with Elliot and Ed Davin.
Fine.
And they're very high on him.
Fine, fine, fine.
Okay, okay, fine.

NARA Description

On April 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:24 pm to 5:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-049 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-49

Date: April 27, 1971
Time: 5:24 pm - 5:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.

[See Conversation No. 488-24C]

     Dr. Henry S. Kaplan
          -Elliot L. Richardson
          -Dr. Edward E. David, Jr.

Also recorded on April 27, 1971

  • 488-022 4:40 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:40 pm to 4:52 pm.
  • 488-023 4:52 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 4:57 pm.
  • 488-024 4:57 PM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, William P. Rogers, Elmer H. Bobst, White House photographer, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:57 pm to 5:52 pm.
  • 002-047 5:13 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:13 pm.
  • 002-048 5:13 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:13 pm and 5:24 pm.
  • 488-025 5:54 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Edwin D. Etherington, Thomas R. Donnell, Jr., Albert L. Cole, Max M. Fisher, Henry Ford, II, Leonard H. Goldenson, Gustave Levy, Raymon H. Mulford, Frank Pace, Jr., Paul Sonnabend, W. Clement Stone, Lynn A. Townsend, and George L. Grassmuck met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:54 pm to 6:15 pm.
  • 488-026 6:15 PM · 37 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:19 pm.
  • 002-050 7:45 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-049, April 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-049 (accessed October 10, 2026).