Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-112

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman

Thursday, April 19, 1973 · 1:46 PM–1:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation038-112 on Tape 38StartThursday, April 19, 1973 at 1:46 PMEndThursday, April 19, 1973 at 1:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-112 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a request for the White House operator to connect him with domestic policy advisor John D. Ehrlichman. The call served as a brief administrative coordination to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and Ehrlichman. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this short operator interaction.

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Please.
Mr. Ehrlichman, please.

NARA Description

On April 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-112 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 38-112

Date: April 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Telephone call to John D. Ehrlichman
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on April 19, 1973

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  • 429-005 1:45 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 429-026 1:46 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 038-113 1:48 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 1:48 pm to 1:50 pm.
  • 429-006 1:48 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:49 pm.
  • 429-007 1:50 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 1:57 pm.
  • 429-008 1:50 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 1:57 pm.
  • 429-009 1:50 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 1:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 038-112, 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/038-112 (accessed October 5, 2026).