Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-022

Ehrlichman phone call on John W. Dean III and Watergate

Saturday, April 14, 1973 · 10:50 AM–11:30 AM ET · White House Telephone · 21 sec

ParticipantsEhrlichman, John D.; White House operatorConversation038-022 on Tape 38StartSaturday, April 14, 1973 at 10:50 AMEndSaturday, April 14, 1973 at 11:30 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-022 ↗

AI Summary

John D. Ehrlichman initiated a request for the White House operator to connect him with John W. Dean, III. This administrative call facilitated direct communication between the two advisors during a period of escalating tensions related to the Watergate investigation. No substantive policy matters or specific decisions were discussed during this brief exchange.

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This is John Erlichman.
Could you give me John Dean, please?
Sure.

NARA Description

On April 14, 1973, John D. Ehrlichman and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:30 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 38-22

Date: April 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:50 am and 11:30 am
Location: White House Telephone

John D. Ehrlichman talked with the White House operator.

     Telephone call to John W. Dean, III

Also recorded on April 14, 1973

  • 428-019 8:53 AM · 3 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Elliot L. Richardson, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, John W. Dean, III, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:53 am to 12:30 pm.
  • 038-019 8:54 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Elliot L. Richardson talked on the telephone from 8:54 am to 8:56 am.
  • 038-020 9:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:49 am.
  • 038-021 10:49 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 10:49 am to 10:50 am.
  • 038-023 10:50 AM · 33 sec — John D. Ehrlichman, John W. Dean, III, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:30 am.
  • 038-024 10:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:33 am.
  • 038-025 11:33 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 11:33 am to 11:34 am.
  • 038-026 12:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 038-022, April 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-022 (accessed October 12, 2026).