{"conversationCode":"038-050","tapeNumber":38,"conversationNumber":50,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-038-050","startDateTime":"1973-04-15T22:17:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-15T22:17:00.000Z","startDate":"15-Apr-1973","startTime":"5:17 PM","endDate":"15-Apr-1973","endTime":"5:17 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On April 15, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-050 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 38-50\n\nDate: April 15, 1973\nTime: 5:17 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President.\n\n     John D. Ehrlichman’s location\n\f                                               -30-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["038-050.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["White House operator","Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"038-049","nextCode":"038-051","transcript":[{"start":0.52,"end":1.48,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.5,"end":3.75,"text":"Well, Mr. President, Mr. Ehrlichman is on his way home."},{"start":3.77,"end":4.59,"text":"He's in the car."},{"start":4.73,"end":6.59,"text":"Should I get him there or leave where when he arrives?"},{"start":9.7,"end":14.77,"text":"No, no, don't bother with that."},{"start":14.79,"end":16.07,"text":"I'll call him later tonight."},{"start":16.09,"end":16.77,"text":"All right."},{"start":16.79,"end":18.82,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the current status and location of John D. Ehrlichman. Upon learning that Ehrlichman was currently in transit, the President opted to forgo an immediate connection. Nixon decided to delay the contact, stating he would reach out to Ehrlichman later that evening instead.","topics":["John D. Ehrlichman","White House communications","Presidential scheduling","Watergate era"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T05:32:11.163Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-d-ehrlichman","white-house-communications","presidential-scheduling","watergate-era"],"audioDurationSec":24,"audioFiles":[{"file":"038-050.mp3","bytes":763904,"durationSec":23.72,"bitrate":257640,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.070Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:42.440Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/038-050.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-050","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/38/conversation-038-050","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}