Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-147
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Communication
Sunday, March 18, 1973 · 9:51 AM–10:04 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to be connected with Major Jack Brennan. The primary purpose of this brief communication is to facilitate a direct telephone line to Brennan. No further substantive discussion or policy developments occur during this exchange.
- Communication
- John V. Brennan
- Presidential scheduling
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NARA Description
On March 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 10:04 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-147 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 37-147
Date: March 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:51 am and 10:04 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to John V. (“Jack”) BrennanAlso recorded on March 18, 1973
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- 037-144 9:44 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 9:44 am to 9:45 am.
- 037-145 9:45 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:50 am.
- 037-146 9:50 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 9:50 am to 9:51 am.
- 037-148 10:04 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 10:04 am to 10:05 am.
- 037-149 10:05 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:12 am.
- 037-150 10:12 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:12 am to 10:13 am.
- 163-001 2:35 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 037-147, March 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-147 (accessed October 5, 2026).