Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 427 › Conversation 427-003
Nixon & Ehrlichman on Watergate scandal and Executive privilege
Monday, April 16, 1973 · 3:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
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On April 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 427-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 427-3
Date: April 16, 1973
Time: 3:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person John D. Ehrlichman [?].
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 427-003, April 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/427-003 (accessed October 28, 2026).