Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-100

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry E. Petersen

Wednesday, April 18, 1973 · 12:58 PM–2:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation038-100 on Tape 38StartWednesday, April 18, 1973 at 12:58 PMEndWednesday, April 18, 1973 at 2:50 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-100 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to the White House operator to be connected with Assistant Attorney General Henry E. Petersen. The interaction serves as a brief logistical request to establish direct communication with Petersen amid ongoing investigations. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short exchange beyond the request for the connection.

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You get me Assistant Attorney General Peterson, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On April 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 2:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-100 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 38-100

Date: April 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:58 pm and 2:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Telephone call to Henry E. Petersen
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 038-100, 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/038-100 (accessed October 5, 2026).