Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-150

Ehrlichman phone call on White House Mess and Camp David

Thursday, April 12, 1973 · 9:12 AM–9:55 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsEhrlichman, John D.; White House operatorConversation044-150 on Tape 44StartThursday, April 12, 1973 at 9:12 AMEndThursday, April 12, 1973 at 9:55 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-150 ↗

AI Summary

John D. Ehrlichman contacts the White House operator to arrange a connection to the White House Mess. The brief exchange includes background noise of unidentified individuals discussing logistical arrangements concerning transportation to Camp David, specifically mentioning Michigan. No substantive policy decisions are made during this administrative telephone interaction.

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May I have the mask, please?
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 12, 1973, John D. Ehrlichman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 9:55 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-150 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-150

Date: April 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:12 am and 9:55 am
Location: White House Telephone

John D. Ehrlichman talked with the White House operator.

       Call to the White House Mess

Unknown persons confer in the background.

       Camp David
           -Transportation
           -Michigan [?]

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-150, April 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-150 (accessed October 5, 2026).