John D. Ehrlichman contacted the White House operator to request an urgent telephone connection to Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst at his private residence. This brief administrative interaction served as the initiation of a high-level communication between Ehrlichman and the Justice Department during the height of the Watergate investigations. No substantive discussion occurred during this exchange beyond the facilitation of the call.
On April 14, 1973, John D. Ehrlichman and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 6:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 38-30 Date: April 14, 1973 Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 6:08 pm Location: White House Telephone John D. Ehrlichman talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 428-28A] Telephone call to Richard G. Kleindienst -19- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. January-2011)
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