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
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his domestic affairs advisor, John D. Ehrlichman. The interaction serves strictly as a procedural administrative exchange to initiate a professional consultation between the President and a key staff member. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief request for a call transfer.
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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. EhrlichmanAlso 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 · 11 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 002-112, May 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-112 (accessed October 17, 2026).