Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-150

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

Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 8:50 PM–8:51 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-150 on Tape 45StartWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 8:50 PMEndWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 8:51 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-150 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to John D. Ehrlichman. This brief exchange serves strictly as an administrative procedure to facilitate direct communication with a key domestic policy advisor during the height of the Watergate scandal. No substantive policy matters or tactical decisions are discussed during this short connection.

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Yes please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 8:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-150 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-150

Date: May 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:50 pm and 8:51 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          -John D. Ehrlichman

Also recorded on May 3, 1973

  • 045-151 8:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:51 pm to 8:52 pm.
  • 045-152 8:52 PM · 18 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:52 pm and 9:03 pm.
  • 045-153 8:52 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:52 pm and 9:03 pm.
  • 045-154 9:03 PM · 21 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 9:03 pm.
  • 045-155 9:08 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:08 pm to 9:10 pm.
  • 911-001 8:27 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:27 am to 8:50 am.
  • 911-002 8:51 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:51 am to 9:09 am.
  • 911-003 9:09 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 9:11 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-150, May 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-150 (accessed October 5, 2026).