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.
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 AidConversation No. 44-078 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, III
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.