Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-105
Nixon phone call with Ehrlichman on White House communication
Thursday, April 19, 1973 · 9:36 AM–12:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman engaged in a brief telephone communication facilitated by a White House operator. The interaction primarily consisted of an apology regarding the handling of the call connection. No substantive policy matters or strategic developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On April 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 12:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-105 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 38-105
Date: April 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:36 am and 12:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator. John D. Ehrlichman can be heard in the
background.
Telephone call
-Apology
-62-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on April 19, 1973
- 123-001 9:31 AM · 1 hr 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and American Jewish leaders, including Max M. Fisher, Jacob Stein, Charlotte Jacobson, Al E. Arent, Rabbi Israel Miller, Herman Weisman, David M. Blumburg, Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, Paul Zuckerman, Mel Dubinsky, Phillip Hoffman, Dr. William Wexler, Albert Speigel, Jerry Goodman, Yehuda Hellman, Leonard Garment, William E. Timmons, Henry A. Kissinger, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 12:29 pm.
- 902-001 9:31 AM · 1 hr 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:31 am to 10:12 am.
- 902-002 10:12 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:12 am.
- 902-003 10:12 AM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry E. Petersen, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:12 am to 11:07 am.
- 902-011 11:07 AM · 8 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:08 am.
- 902-004 11:08 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:08 am to 11:09 am.
- 902-012 11:08 AM · 10 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 12:48 pm.
- 038-106 12:29 PM · 1 min — Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 038-105, April 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-105 (accessed October 5, 2026).