Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-133

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John W. Dean III

Friday, March 16, 1973 · 8:12 PM–8:14 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-133 on Tape 37StartFriday, March 16, 1973 at 8:12 PMEndFriday, March 16, 1973 at 8:14 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-133 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request an immediate telephone connection to White House Counsel John W. Dean, III. This brief administrative interaction served as the initiation of a direct communication line between the President and Dean. No further substantive discussion occurred during this call beyond the request for the connection.

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John Dean please thank you

NARA Description

On March 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:12 pm and 8:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-133 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-133

Date: March 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:12 pm and 8:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to John W. Dean, III

Also recorded on March 17, 1973

  • 037-129 7:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:05 pm and 7:41 pm.
  • 037-130 7:41 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:41 pm to 7:50 pm.
  • 037-131 7:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:50 pm and 7:53 pm.
  • 037-132 7:53 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:53 pm to 8:12 pm.
  • 037-134 8:14 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 8:14 pm to 8:23 pm.
  • 037-135 8:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:23 pm and 8:34 pm.
  • 037-136 8:34 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:34 pm.
  • 882-001 9:54 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-133, March 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-133 (accessed October 12, 2026).