Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-112

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

Friday, May 7, 1971 · 9:44 AM–9:48 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation002-112 on Tape 2 (tape position 04:09:14–04:09:23)StartFriday, May 7, 1971 at 9:44 AMEndFriday, May 7, 1971 at 9:48 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-112 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188183 ↗

An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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Position in tape: 04:09:14 – 04:09:23

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NARA Description

On May 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:44 am and 9:48 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-112 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-112

Date: May 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:44 am and 9:48 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to John D. Ehrlichman

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Also recorded on May 7, 1971

  • 002-109 9:36 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:36 am to 9:38 am.
  • 002-110 9:38 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 9:43 am.
  • 002-111 9:43 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:43 am and 9:44 am.
  • 002-113 9:48 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 9:48 am to 9:49 am.
  • 002-114 10:40 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:46 am.
  • 002-115 10:40 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:46 am.
  • 495-001 10:40 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:46 am.
  • 495-002 10:40 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:46 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-112, May 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188183). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-112 (accessed November 2, 2026).