Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-035
Nixon phone call with Ehrlichman on Wounded Knee and Richard G. Kleindienst
Tuesday, March 27, 1973 · 6:03 PM–6:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and John Ehrlichman discuss the potential resolution of the Wounded Knee occupation, which appears to be collapsing due to reports that leadership absconded with donated funds. Ehrlichman updates the President on the scheduling of Attorney General Richard Kleindienst, noting that logistical conflicts require postponing their meeting until Kleindienst's upcoming trip to Los Angeles. Furthermore, the two coordinate a follow-up with L. Patrick Gray to address his recent silence and discuss reports provided by Senator Howard Baker.
- Wounded Knee
- Richard G. Kleindienst
- L. Patrick Gray
- Howard H. Baker Jr.
- Occupation
- White House Administration
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NARA Description
On March 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 6:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 044-035
Date: March 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:03 pm and 6:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.
[See also Conversation No. 424-9]
Wounded Knee
-Leaders
-Money
-Ehrlichman’s report
Richard. G. Kleindienst
-Schedule
-Speeches
-Bar Association
-Los Angeles
-Possible meeting with President in Los Angeles
-Ehrlichman’s call
-Reports from Howard H. Baker, Jr.
L[ouis] Patrick Gray, III
-Ehrlichman’s call
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on March 27, 1973
- 044-033 5:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:34 pm.
- 424-004 5:34 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:34 pm.
- 044-034 5:46 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:46 pm and 5:56 pm.
- 424-006 5:46 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:46 pm to 5:56 pm.
- 424-007 5:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 424-008 5:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 424-009 6:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:03 pm to 6:05 pm.
- 424-010 6:05 PM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:05 pm to 7:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 044-035, March 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-035 (accessed October 2, 2026).