Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-045
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman
Sunday, March 12, 1972 · 7:46 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
An 8-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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On March 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-045 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 21-45
Date: March 12, 1972
Time: 7:46 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to John D. EhrlichmanTranscript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 021-045, March 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646310090). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-045 (accessed November 2, 2026).