Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-163

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman

Sunday, April 8, 1973 · 7:27 PM–7:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-163 on Tape 44StartSunday, April 8, 1973 at 7:27 PMEndSunday, April 8, 1973 at 7:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-163 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to his domestic affairs advisor, John D. Ehrlichman. The brief exchange served as a logistical bridge to initiate a direct conversation between the President and Ehrlichman. No substantive policy or political discussions occurred during this operator-assisted connection.

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Dr. Ehrlichman, as he's called me.
Please.
Mr. Ehrlichman, you can get it from me now.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On April 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 7:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-163 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-163

Date: April 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:27 pm and 7:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President conferred with an unknown person.

       Call to John D. Ehrlichman

The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and
7:33 pm.

       Call to Ehrlichman

Also recorded on April 9, 1973

  • 044-162 7:27 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 7:37 pm.
  • 044-103 7:33 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:33 pm and 7:37 pm.
  • 044-104 7:37 PM · 35 sec — Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 8:14 pm.
  • 044-105 7:37 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 8:14 pm.
  • 044-106 8:14 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:14 pm.
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  • 891-011 11:49 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 3:01 pm.
  • 044-107 12:01 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:01 pm and 12:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-163, April 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-163 (accessed October 5, 2026).