Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 430 › Conversation 430-031
Nixon & Ehrlichman on White House communication and Presidential staff
Wednesday, April 25, 1973 · 7:17 PM–7:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 46 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman engaged in a brief, two-minute exchange following a previous discussion. The conversation focused on the President returning a call to Ehrlichman regarding ongoing administrative concerns. No substantive policy or political developments were recorded during this short follow-up interaction.
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NARA Description
On April 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:17 pm to 7:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 430-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 430-031 Date: April 25, 1973 Time: 7:17 pm -7:19 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman. [See Conversation No. 038-151]
Also recorded on April 26, 1973
- 038-151 7:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:17 pm to 7:19 pm.
- 038-152 7:19 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:19 pm and 7:25 pm.
- 430-032 7:19 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:19 pm and 7:22 pm.
- 038-153 7:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 7:22 pm to 7:25 pm.
- 430-033 7:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:22 pm to 7:25 pm.
- 038-154 7:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:25 pm.
- 038-155 7:25 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:25 pm to 7:39 pm.
- 430-034 7:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 430-031, April 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/430-031 (accessed October 5, 2026).