{"conversationCode":"044-018","tapeNumber":44,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-044-018","startDateTime":"1973-03-27T16:07:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-27T16:08:00.000Z","startDate":"27-Mar-1973","startTime":"11:07 AM","endDate":"27-Mar-1973","endTime":"11:08 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.;","description":"On March 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:08 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-018 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 044-018\n\nDate: March 27, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 11:07 am and 11:08 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nJohn D. Ehrlichman talked with the President.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 422-2]\n\n       Ehrlichman's schedule\n             -Wounded Knee\n             -Meeting with President\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542","filename":["044-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ehrlichman, John D."],"prevCode":"044-017","nextCode":"044-019","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":1.59,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":1.61,"end":2.54,"text":"Mr. Ehrlichman."},{"start":3.96,"end":4.54,"text":"Hello."},{"start":4.56,"end":5.38,"text":"Mr. Ehrlichman."},{"start":5.4,"end":7.85,"text":"Yeah, sure."},{"start":7.87,"end":8.07,"text":"Hello."},{"start":8.09,"end":8.49,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":8.83,"end":9.71,"text":"You on wounded knee?"},{"start":10.01,"end":10.71,"text":"Yeah, well, I was."},{"start":10.75,"end":11.76,"text":"We're all... On your knee."},{"start":11.94,"end":13.22,"text":"We're all finished up for now."},{"start":13.34,"end":13.54,"text":"All right."},{"start":13.56,"end":14.42,"text":"Want to come over now, then?"},{"start":14.48,"end":14.64,"text":"Sure."},{"start":14.66,"end":15.12,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":15.14,"end":15.74,"text":"Sure."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and John Ehrlichman coordinate a follow-up meeting after Ehrlichman finishes his current obligations. The brief exchange centers on the status of the ongoing Wounded Knee occupation and Ehrlichman's immediate availability to consult with the President. They agree to meet in person at the White House following the conclusion of Ehrlichman's current duties.","topics":["Wounded Knee occupation","John Ehrlichman","Presidential scheduling","White House meetings"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:45:51.677Z"},"topicSlugs":["wounded-knee-occupation","john-ehrlichman","presidential-scheduling","white-house-meetings"],"audioDurationSec":17,"audioFiles":[{"file":"044-018.mp3","bytes":686080,"durationSec":17.05,"bitrate":321989,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.403Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:44.244Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/044-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/44/conversation-044-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}