Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-116
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman
Monday, April 9, 1973 · 8:07 PM–8:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to be connected with his Assistant for Domestic Affairs, John D. Ehrlichman. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and a key advisor. No substantive policy discussions occur during this short administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On April 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:07 pm and 8:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-116 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 044-116
Date: April 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:07 pm and 8:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to John D. Ehrlichman
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on April 10, 1973
- 425-046 7:48 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and David C. Hoopes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:48 pm to 7:50 pm.
- 044-115 7:55 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:55 pm to 8:07 pm.
- 425-047 7:55 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:55 pm to 8:07 pm.
- 044-117 8:21 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:21 pm to 8:23 pm.
- 425-048 8:21 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:21 pm to 8:23 pm.
- 044-118 8:23 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:23 pm and 9:01 pm.
- 425-049 8:23 PM · 11 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 8:23 pm and 9:01 pm.
- 044-119 9:01 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:01 pm and 9:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 044-116, April 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-116 (accessed October 5, 2026).