Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-078
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman
Sunday, March 11, 1973 · 10:21 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to domestic policy advisor John D. Ehrlichman. The primary purpose of this brief interaction is to facilitate direct communication between the President and a key staff member. No further policy or administrative developments occur during this specific bridge to the subsequent conversation.
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NARA Description
On March 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:21 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-078 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 37-78
Date: March 11, 1973
Time: 10:21 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to John D. EhrlichmanAlso recorded on March 11, 1973
- 037-076 8:20 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 10:03 am.
- 037-077 10:03 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:03 am to 10:19 am.
- 037-079 10:21 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:21 am.
- 037-080 10:21 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:32 am.
- 037-081 10:32 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ray M. Hare talked on the telephone from 10:32 am to 10:33 am.
- 037-082 10:47 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 10:47 am to 10:57 am.
- 037-083 1:49 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:49 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 037-084 1:55 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 2:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 037-078, March 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-078 (accessed October 12, 2026).