Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-144

Nixon phone call with Ford on Congressional relations and Watergate

Wednesday, April 11, 1973 · 12:29 PM–12:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ford, Gerald R.Conversation044-144 on Tape 44StartWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 12:29 PMEndWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 12:34 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-144 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated this brief telephone call to Congressman Gerald R. Ford for reasons that remain undocumented due to the lack of an available transcript. The conversation reflects the ongoing political consultation between the President and the House Minority Leader during a period of escalating tensions related to the Watergate scandal. No specific policy developments or concrete action items are verifiable from the existing record of this exchange.

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Congressman Ford, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-144 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-144

Date: April 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Gerald R. Ford.

[See also Conversation No. 893-15]

       Call to Gerald R. Ford

Also recorded on April 11, 1973

  • 893-011 11:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 11:51 am.
  • 893-012 11:51 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gregorio Lopez Bravo de Castro, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 12:02 pm.
  • 893-013 12:04 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Roger E. Shields, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:29 pm.
  • 893-014 12:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm.
  • 893-015 12:29 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm.
  • 893-016 12:34 PM · 1 hr 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Gerald R. Ford, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:34 pm to 1:20 pm.
  • 044-145 12:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 12:35 pm to 12:39 pm.
  • 044-146 1:20 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-144, April 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-144 (accessed October 23, 2026).