Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-023
Nixon, Ehrlichman & Dean on Watergate investigation
Saturday, April 14, 1973 · 10:50 AM–11:30 AM ET · White House Telephone · 33 sec
AI Summary
John W. Dean III contacted John D. Ehrlichman to signal his availability for a private meeting to discuss emerging developments related to the Watergate investigation. Dean indicated he had additional information, described as 'more brooding,' that he wanted to relay to Ehrlichman for internal consideration. The two agreed to defer the substantive discussion until they could meet in person away from Dean's current visitors.
- Watergate investigation
- John Dean
- John Ehrlichman
- White House legal strategy
- Internal communications
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NARA Description
On April 14, 1973, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 38-23
Date: April 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:50 am and 11:30 am
Location: White House Telephone
John D. Ehrlichman talked with John W. Dean, III.
[See also Conversation No. 428-19D]
Dean’s call to Ehrlichman
New developments
Dean’s meeting with Ehrlichman
The President can be heard in the background, conferring with an unknown person.
[Begin conferral]
Charles W. Colson
[End conferral]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso 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.
- 038-022 10:50 AM · 21 sec — John D. Ehrlichman and White House operator 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 038-023, 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/038-023 (accessed October 12, 2026).