Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-070

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Monday, April 16, 1973 · 4:05 PM–4:42 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation038-070 on Tape 38StartMonday, April 16, 1973 at 4:05 PMEndMonday, April 16, 1973 at 4:42 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-070 ↗

A 12-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On April 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 4:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-070 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 38-70

Date: April 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:05 pm and 4:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Telephone call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Julie, please.

Also recorded on April 16, 1973

038-068 4:04 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:04 pm.
038-069 4:04 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 4:04 pm to 4:05 pm.
427-007 4:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:04 pm.
427-008 4:04 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John W. Dean, III met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:04 pm to 4:06 pm.
427-009 4:06 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:06 pm.
427-010 4:07 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:07 pm to 4:35 pm.
038-071 4:42 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at 4:42 pm.
427-011 4:42 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 038-070, April 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-070 (accessed October 30, 2026).