On April 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 1:48 pm to 1:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-113 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 38-113
Date: April 19, 1973
Time: 1:48 pm - 1:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.
[See also Conversation No. 429-6]
Watergate
-Ehrlichman’s investigation
-Sworn statements from White House staff
-John W. Dean, III
Transcript (AI-Generated)
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Oh, yes, sir.
Hi, John.
Not to bother you with any positive point that could be made.
No, if you don't mind.
Is it that the Ehrlichman investigation at my direction, with your complete concurrence, that the president has in hand sworn statements from every member of the White House staff that they were not involved in this goddamn thing?