Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-006

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman

Friday, April 13, 1973 · 4:42 PM–5:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation038-006 on Tape 38StartFriday, April 13, 1973 at 4:42 PMEndFriday, April 13, 1973 at 5:07 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to his Assistant for Domestic Affairs, John D. Ehrlichman. The brief exchange serves as a procedural step to facilitate a direct line of communication between the two men. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occur during this short administrative interaction.

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Please.
Mr. Ehrlich, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:42 pm and 5:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 38-6

Date: April 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:42 pm and 5:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Telephone call to John D. Ehrlichman

Also recorded on April 13, 1973

  • 038-005 3:54 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:54 pm to 3:55 pm.
  • 895-023 4:22 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:22 pm to 4:41 pm.
  • 895-024 4:31 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph J. Sisco, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:31 pm to 4:41 pm.
  • 038-007 5:07 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:07 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 038-008 5:08 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:08 pm and 5:48 pm.
  • 038-009 5:48 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:48 pm to 5:58 pm.
  • 038-010 5:58 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 038-011 6:00 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 6:00 pm to 6:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 038-006, April 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-006 (accessed October 5, 2026).