Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-104
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Energy policy
Wednesday, April 18, 1973 · 4:06 PM–4:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 26 sec
AI Summary
An unidentified caller consults President Nixon regarding the origin of invitations for an upcoming energy briefing scheduled for the following morning. The President discusses the scheduling of this event, which was coordinated by aide Stephen B. Bull. The exchange serves to clarify logistical oversight concerning high-level administration briefings during this period.
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.
Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data
Each line starts with a timestamp button; press it to play the audio from that point.
NARA Description
On April 18, 1973, unknown person(s) and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 4:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-104 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 38-104
Date: April 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:06 pm and 4:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
An unknown woman talked with the President. An unknown man can be heard in the
background.
Invitation to energy briefing
-Stephen B. BullAlso recorded on April 18, 1973
- 038-102 2:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 2:57 pm.
- 900-024 2:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 038-103 2:57 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:57 pm to 2:58 pm.
- 900-025 2:58 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 900-026 3:05 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:05 pm to 3:23 pm.
- 900-027 3:23 PM · 12 sec — unknown person(s) and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:23 pm to 3:44 pm.
- 900-028 3:23 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, George P. Shultz, Arthur F. Burns, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Roy L. Ash, and Herbert Stein met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 5:20 pm.
- 901-001 3:23 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Arthur F. Burns, John D. Ehrlichman, Roy L. Ash, Herbert Stein, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 5:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 038-104, 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/038-104 (accessed October 5, 2026).