Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Ewing Robyn L
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC [WMB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE WILLIAMS CENTER		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

TULSA, OK 74172		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 7,261
I
By Plan (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Options (Right to Buy)   (2) 02/05/2014 Common Stock 25,000 $ 9.93 D  
Employee Options (Right to Buy)   (3) 02/25/2015 Common Stock 23,000 $ 19.29 D  
Employee Options (Right to Buy)   (4) 03/03/2016 Common Stock 11,738 $ 21.67 D  
Employee Options (Right to Buy)   (5) 02/26/2017 Common Stock 10,174 $ 28.3 D  
Employee Options (Right to Buy)   (6) 02/25/2018 Common Stock 9,235 $ 36.5 D  
Restricted Stock Units (7) 03/03/2009 03/03/2009 Common Stock 6,781 $ (8) D  
Restricted Stock Units 03/03/2009 03/03/2009 Common Stock 5,086 $ (8) D  
Restricted Stock Units (7) 02/26/2010 02/26/2010 Common Stock 5,339 $ (8) D  
Restricted Stock Units 02/26/2010 02/26/2010 Common Stock 4,005 $ (8) D  
Restricted Stock Units (7) 02/25/2011 02/25/2011 Common Stock 4,829 $ (8) D  
Restricted Stock Units 02/25/2011 02/25/2011 Common Stock 3,622 $ (8) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ewing Robyn L
ONE WILLIAMS CENTER
TULSA, OK 74172		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

Cher S. Lawrence, Attorney-in-Fact for Ms. Robyn L. Ewing 04/01/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents total shares of the Company's common stock held in the Investment Plus Plan.
(2) 8,333 vested 2/5/2005, 8,333 vested 2/5/2006 and 8,334 vested 2/5/2007.
(3) 7,666 vested 2/25/06, 7,667 vested 2/25/07 and 7,667 vested 2/25/08.
(4) 3,912 vested 3/3/2007, 3,913 vested 3/3/2008 and 3,913 will vest 3/3/2009.
(5) 3,391 vested 02/26/2008, 3,391 will vest 02/26/2009 and 3,392 will vest 02/26/2010.
(6) 3,078 will vest 02/25/2009, 3,078 will vest 02/25/2010 and 3,079 will vest 02/25/2011.
(7) Vesting subject to applicable grant agreement and compensation committee certification that the Company has met the three year performance measure. The specific performance measure will be an improvement in the Company's Economic Value Added over the three year period.
(8) 1-for-1

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