Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-127

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

Thursday, April 19, 1973 · 9:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation038-127 on Tape 38StartThursday, April 19, 1973 at 9:54 PMEndThursday, April 19, 1973 at 9:54 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-127 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with John D. Ehrlichman. The President requested to be notified as soon as Ehrlichman became available to speak, approximately 40 minutes later. This exchange served as a logistical arrangement to ensure a direct communication line between the President and his advisor.

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Mr. President, Mr. Ehrmkman will be calling in in about 40 minutes.
Call when he gets in.
Oh, he will.

NARA Description

On April 19, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 9:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-127 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 38-127

Date: April 19, 1973
Time: 9:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 429-25]

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

Also recorded on April 20, 1973

  • 429-022 8:26 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John J. Wilson, Frank H. Strickler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:26 pm to 9:32 pm.
  • 038-124 9:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm.
  • 038-125 9:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm.
  • 429-023 9:32 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 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm.
  • 038-126 9:37 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:37 pm to 9:53 pm.
  • 429-024 9:37 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:37 pm to 9:53 pm.
  • 429-025 9:54 PM · 11 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:54 pm.
  • 903-001 8:15 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:15 am to 8:39 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 038-127, April 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-127 (accessed October 5, 2026).