Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-138
Nixon phone call with Ehrlichman on Geoffrey C. Shepard and Administration
Wednesday, April 25, 1973 · 11:06 AM–1:51 PM ET · White House Telephone · 32 sec
AI Summary
John D. Ehrlichman initiates a telephone call to the White House operator to facilitate a connection with Geoffrey C. Shepard. The conversation serves primarily as a logistical administrative step to establish communication between Ehrlichman and Shepard. No substantive policy matters or decisions are discussed during this brief exchange.
- Geoffrey C. Shepard
- John D. Ehrlichman
- Administration
- Communication
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NARA Description
On April 25, 1973, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 1:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-138 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 38-138
Date: April 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:06 am and 1:51 pm
Location: White House Telephone
John D. Ehrlichman talked with the White House operator.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 38-138 (cont’d)
[See also Conversation No. 430-4A]
Telephone call to Geoffrey C. ShepardAlso recorded on April 25, 1973
- 430-001 10:51 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:51 am to 10:58 am.
- 430-002 10:58 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:06 am.
- 430-003 10:58 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:06 am.
- 038-139 11:06 AM · 1 min — John D. Ehrlichman and Geoffrey C. Shepard talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 1:51 pm.
- 038-140 11:06 AM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 1:51 pm.
- 038-141 11:06 AM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, President Richard M. Nixon, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 1:51 pm.
- 038-143 11:06 AM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 1:51 pm.
- 430-004 11:06 AM · 2 hr 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, Geoffrey C. Shepard, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:06 am to 1:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 038-138, 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/038-138 (accessed October 5, 2026).