Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 349 › Conversation 349-015

Nixon & Ehrlichman on White House logistics and Presidential availability

Thursday, July 20, 1972 · 5:35 PM–5:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation349-015 on Tape 349StartThursday, July 20, 1972 at 5:35 PMEndThursday, July 20, 1972 at 5:36 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 349-015 ↗

AI Summary

John D. Ehrlichman approached President Nixon to discuss scheduling a meeting regarding an unspecified matter in New York. Due to the President’s lack of availability at that moment, the conversation concluded immediately without addressing the substantive details. No further decisions or actions were taken during this brief exchange.

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Back in New York, I thought it might be useful to talk to you about the thing tomorrow.
I don't know if you've got the time right there right now.
I don't have the time.

NARA Description

On July 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:35 pm to 5:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 349-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 349-15

Date: July 20, 1972
Time: 5:35 pm - 5:36 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

John D. Ehrlichman talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 27-29]

Also recorded on July 20, 1972

  • 027-027 4:04 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:04 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 027-028 4:28 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at 4:28 pm.
  • 349-013 5:30 PM · 13 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 5:30 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 349-014 5:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 027-029 5:35 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:35 pm to 5:36 pm.
  • 027-030 5:36 PM · 14 sec — The recording device engaged on an unknown date, sometime between 5:36 pm on July 20, 1972 and 12:07 pm on July 21, 1972, but the conversation appears to be blank.
  • 349-016 5:40 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:40 pm to 6:15 pm.
  • 349-017 6:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:18 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 349-015, July 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/349-015 (accessed October 2, 2026).