Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-175

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

Tuesday, March 20, 1973 · 7:26 PM–7:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-175 on Tape 37StartTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 7:26 PMEndTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 7:29 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-175 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to White House Counsel John W. Dean, III. This brief exchange served solely as a logistical request to connect the President with Dean. No substantive policy or political discussions occurred during this operator-assisted connection.

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John Dean, please.

NARA Description

On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:26 pm and 7:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-175 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-175

Date: March 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:26 pm and 7:29 pm
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                               NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 422-4]

       Request for a call to John W. Dean, III

Also recorded on March 21, 1973

  • 037-173 7:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:10 pm and 7:24 pm.
  • 422-001 7:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:10 pm and 7:24 pm.
  • 037-174 7:24 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 7:24 pm to 7:26 pm.
  • 422-003 7:24 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:24 pm to 7:26 pm.
  • 422-004 7:26 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:26 pm and 7:29 pm.
  • 422-034 7:26 PM · 9 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 7:26 pm and 7:29 pm.
  • 037-176 7:29 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 7:29 pm to 7:43 pm.
  • 422-005 7:29 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:29 pm to 7:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-175, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-175 (accessed October 2, 2026).