Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-078
Ehrlichman phone call on John W. Dean and Administration
Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 5:35 PM–6:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 min
AI Summary
John D. Ehrlichman initiated a telephone call through the White House operator to contact John W. Dean, III. The interaction served as a logistical attempt to connect the two officials during a period of heightened internal scrutiny. No substantive content was recorded beyond the administrative request to facilitate this communication.
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NARA Description
On March 29, 1973, John D. Ehrlichman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-078 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 044-078
Date: March 29, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone
John D. Ehrlichman talked with the White House operator.
Call to John W. Dean, IIIAlso recorded on March 29, 1973
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- 426-014 5:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:35 pm.
- 426-015 5:32 PM · 14 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 5:32 pm and 5:35 pm.
- 044-079 5:35 PM — John D. Ehrlichman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
- 044-080 5:35 PM — John D. Ehrlichman and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
- 426-016 5:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
- 426-017 5:35 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 044-078, March 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-078 (accessed October 1, 2026).