Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-156

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Telephone logs

Wednesday, April 25, 1973 · 7:39 PM–7:46 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation038-156 on Tape 38StartWednesday, April 25, 1973 at 7:39 PMEndWednesday, April 25, 1973 at 7:46 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-156 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. The brief exchange focused solely on the mechanics of connecting the President to a requested party. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred during this brief telephonic interaction.

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NARA Description

On April 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:39 pm and 7:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-156 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 38-156

Date: April 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:39 pm and 7:46 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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Also recorded on April 26, 1973

  • 038-154 7:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:25 pm.
  • 038-155 7:25 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:25 pm to 7:39 pm.
  • 430-034 7:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:25 pm.
  • 430-035 7:25 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:25 pm to 7:39 pm.
  • 038-157 7:46 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:46 pm to 7:53 pm.
  • 430-036 7:46 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:46 pm to 7:53 pm.
  • 038-158 7:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:20 pm.
  • 430-037 7:53 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 038-156, April 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-156 (accessed October 5, 2026).