Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-134

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry E. Petersen

Wednesday, April 25, 1973 · 8:10 AM–8:17 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation038-134 on Tape 38StartWednesday, April 25, 1973 at 8:10 AMEndWednesday, April 25, 1973 at 8:17 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-134 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to the White House operator to be connected with Assistant Attorney General Henry E. Petersen. This interaction serves as the preliminary step for the President to facilitate a direct conversation with the official managing the Watergate investigation. The call concludes immediately after the request for the connection is made.

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Mr. Henry Peterson, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On April 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:17 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-134 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 38-134

Date: April 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:10 am and 8:17 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 904-2]

     Telephone call to Henry E. Petersen
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on April 25, 1973

  • 904-001 8:10 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:17 am.
  • 904-002 8:10 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:17 am.
  • 038-135 8:17 AM · 13 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 8:17 am.
  • 038-136 8:17 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 8:25 am.
  • 904-003 8:17 AM · 12 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:17 am.
  • 904-004 8:17 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 8:25 am.
  • 904-005 8:17 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 8:25 am.
  • 904-010 8:25 AM · 38 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 8:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 038-134, April 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-134 (accessed October 5, 2026).