Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-117

Nixon phone call with Ehrlichman

Thursday, April 19, 1973 · 5:03 PM–5:04 PM ET · White House Telephone · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation038-117 on Tape 38StartThursday, April 19, 1973 at 5:03 PMEndThursday, April 19, 1973 at 5:04 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-117 ↗

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On April 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:03 pm to 5:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-117 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 38-117

Date: April 19, 1973
Time: 5:03 pm - 5:04 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.

[See also Conversation No. 429-16A]

     Ehrlichman’s schedule

     Ehrlichman’s location

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Hello.
Yes, sir.
Would you like to take about a 10-minute break?
Fine.
You got time?
Yeah, it'll take me about five minutes to get there.
I've just finished having a shower.
Are you home?
No, no.
No, I'm downstairs in the gym.
I just had a shower, and I can be up in a few minutes.
Okay.

Also recorded on April 19, 1973

  • 429-016 5:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 429-028 5:01 PM · 10 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 5:01 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 038-118 5:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 038-119 5:10 PM · 12 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:10 pm.
  • 429-017 5:10 PM · 16 sec — unknown person(s) and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:10 pm.
  • 429-018 5:15 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:15 pm to 5:45 pm.
  • 038-120 5:43 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:45 pm.
  • 038-121 5:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 038-117, 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/038-117 (accessed November 2, 2026).