Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 045-021
Date: Thursday, April 26, 1973 at 6:50 PM
Participants: Ehrlichman, John D.; White House operator; Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-021

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[0:03] Would you dial 3-3-3-0-0-2-4, please?
[0:07] Yes, sir.
[0:22] I'm busy.
[0:25] Do you want me to keep after it?
[0:27] Would you re-dial it just to see if it's cleared off?
[0:30] All right.
[0:41] Want to just hold on?
[0:49] I'll do it.
[0:50] Okay, thanks.
[1:15] I'll wait a few moments.
[2:03] Well, can you give me an outside line?
[2:17] I can dial it from here.
[2:19] Uh-huh.
[2:19] Or do you want me to try to break in on it?
[2:21] No, no.
[2:21] No, that's all right.
[2:22] All right.
[2:22] I'll give you an outside line.
[2:23] Thank you.
[2:26] .
[2:51] .
[2:53] Ron Ziegler, please.
[3:12] Thank you.
[3:21] Hello, John Erickman.
[3:22] Yes, John.
[3:23] You haven't gotten Dean yet, I suppose.
[3:25] The president called me and told me not to call him.
[3:28] Oh, he did?
[3:29] Oh, that's why I've been out here on the outside.
[3:31] Did he say anything about putting this statement of mine out?
[3:38] No.
[3:38] Okay.
[3:38] Well, he's talking now about putting it out from the White House office.
[3:44] Here.
[3:44] Yeah.
[3:46] All right.
[3:47] I'm having it retyped.
[3:48] John, I don't agree with it.
[3:49] I know it, and I'll tell him.
[3:51] Okay.
[3:52] Okay.