Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-079

Ehrlichman phone call on John W. Dean III

Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 5:35 PM–6:24 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsEhrlichman, John D.; White House operatorConversation044-079 on Tape 44StartThursday, March 29, 1973 at 5:35 PMEndThursday, March 29, 1973 at 6:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-079 ↗

AI Summary

John D. Ehrlichman initiated a request via the White House operator to be connected to John W. Dean III. This interaction reflects the administrative efforts to establish communication between key presidential advisors during a period of escalating tensions. No substantive discussion of policy or strategy occurred, as the call served primarily as a logistical step for internal coordination.

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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 044-079 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-079

Date: March 29, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with John D. Ehrlichman.

[This is the original beginning of conversation No. 044-079, which has been merged with
conversation 044-078 and 044-080.]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

       John W. Dean, III's telephone line

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  • 044-078 5:35 PM · 8 min — 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.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-079, 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/044-079 (accessed October 1, 2026).