Conversation 038-113

TapeTape 38StartThursday, April 19, 1973 at 1:48 PMEndThursday, April 19, 1973 at 1:50 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Ehrlichman, John D.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone

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.

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

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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?
Did Dean sign one?
No.
No, we stopped that.
Do you remember after Ron fucked you?
Oh, God.
All right.
We didn't go forward with that.
Oh, that's too bad.
And, uh, um...
So we don't have any complaint on that?
No, we do not.
All right.
We do not.
We just have a lot of, uh... All right.
A lot of people remember what he said.
Okay.
Fine.
All right.