Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-182

Nixon phone call with Brennan on George P. Shultz and John D. Ehrlichman

Tuesday, March 20, 1973 · 8:07 PM–8:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 54 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, John V.Conversation037-182 on Tape 37StartTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 8:07 PMEndTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 8:08 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-182 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinated with Major John V. Brennan to arrange an immediate briefing with Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base. Nixon directed that Shultz be brought to the White House to provide a report before departing again. The President also instructed Brennan to ensure John D. Ehrlichman was included in the process to facilitate this rapid exchange of information.

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Hello.
Major Brennan, thank you.
Mr. President, Secretary Shultz will land at Andrews at 5 p.m. on Thursday evening.
Fine.
Which means we can get him down to the White House in five minutes from that traffic.
I'd like for him to come in to see me.
Immediately.
Yeah.
He comes in, and so... Well, I can chop him in, but I think we still shouldn't count on him.
Fine, fine.
Well, he can come in and see me and report to me so that I may want to do something the next day and I don't want to be here to have to see him.
So we'll have him come in right away, okay?
Tell Ehrlichman that I want to see him directly from Andrews and report to me and then take off.
Very well, sir.

NARA Description

On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 8:07 pm to 8:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-182 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-182

Date: March 20, 1973
Time: 8:07 pm-8:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone

John V. (“Jack”) Brennan talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 422-13]

       George P. Shultz's schedule
             -Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base
             -Meeting with President
             -John D. Ehrlichman

Also recorded on March 21, 1973

  • 037-180 7:52 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:53 pm.
  • 422-009 7:52 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:52 pm to 7:53 pm.
  • 422-010 7:53 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:53 pm.
  • 422-011 7:53 PM · 16 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 7:53 pm and 7:58 pm.
  • 037-181 7:58 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 7:58 pm to 7:59 pm.
  • 422-012 7:58 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:58 pm to 7:59 pm.
  • 422-013 8:07 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, John V. Brennan, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:07 pm to 8:08 pm.
  • 422-014 8:08 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 pm and 9:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-182, 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/037-182 (accessed October 12, 2026).