Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-098
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz
Wednesday, April 18, 1973 · 12:33 PM–12:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz. The conversation consists solely of the President initiating this administrative request to connect with his Cabinet official. This brief exchange serves as a logistical precursor to a subsequent substantive discussion between the two men.
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NARA Description
On April 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-098 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 38-98
Date: April 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 900-17]
Telephone call to George P. Shultz
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 38-99 (cont’d)Also recorded on April 18, 1973
- 038-096 12:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:20 pm.
- 900-011 12:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:25 pm.
- 900-012 12:25 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:33 pm.
- 900-013 12:33 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Rainer Barzel, Erich Feldweg, White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
- 900-014 12:33 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
- 900-015 12:33 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
- 900-016 12:33 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
- 900-017 12:33 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 038-098, April 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-098 (accessed October 5, 2026).