Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-046
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman
Sunday, March 12, 1972 · 7:46 PM–8:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of John D. Ehrlichman. The President requested that Ehrlichman be instructed to return his call upon arriving home after taking friends to the airport. Nixon noted that the matter was not urgent, but he sought to confirm that his message had been relayed.
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NARA Description
On March 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:46 pm and 8:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-046 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 21-46
Date: March 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:46 pm and 8:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
John D. Ehrlichman’s locationAlso recorded on March 13, 1972
- 021-045 7:46 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:46 pm.
- 021-047 8:05 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:35 pm.
- 322-048 8:05 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:05 pm to 8:35 pm.
- 322-049 8:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm.
- 322-050 8:35 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm.
- 322-051 8:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm.
- 322-052 8:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm.
- 322-053 8:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 021-046, March 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-046 (accessed October 3, 2026).