Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-072

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

Tuesday, February 8, 1972 · 7:14 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation020-072 on Tape 20 (tape position 02:18:38–02:18:46)StartTuesday, February 8, 1972 at 7:14 PMEndTuesday, February 8, 1972 at 7:14 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 020-072 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of domestic advisor John D. Ehrlichman. The operator informed the President that Ehrlichman was unavailable because he was attending a movie at a theater. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief administrative inquiry.

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Hello.
He went to the theater too, sir.
Oh, I see.

NARA Description

On February 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-072 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 20-72

Date: February 8, 1972
Time: 7:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Status of call to John D. Ehrlichman
          -Ehrlichman's schedule
                 -Movie

Also recorded on February 9, 1972

  • 020-068 7:05 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:05 pm.
  • 020-069 7:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:05 pm.
  • 020-070 7:06 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:06 pm.
  • 020-071 7:14 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:14 pm.
  • 020-073 7:14 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:14 pm and 7:32 pm.
  • 020-074 7:32 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 7:32 pm to 7:38 pm.
  • 020-075 7:58 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:31 am.
  • 090-002 7:58 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) [members of Kissinger's staff] met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 11:31 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 020-072, February 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-072 (accessed October 2, 2026).