Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-049
Nixon phone call with Ehrlichman on Address to Congress and Apollo 15
Wednesday, September 8, 1971 · 1:46 PM–1:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 57 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and John Ehrlichman coordinated on the final preparations for an upcoming address to Congress. The discussion focused on integrating new material regarding scientific research to align with a scheduled appearance by the Apollo 15 astronauts. Additionally, the President dismissed concerns raised by George Shultz regarding specific tax provisions, affirming his comfort with the current draft.
- Address to Congress
- Apollo 15
- Tax policy
- George P. Shultz
- Speechwriting
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NARA Description
On September 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 1:46 pm to 1:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-049 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-49
Date: September 8, 1971
Time: 1:46 pm - 1:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone
John D. Ehrlichman talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 274-34A]
President’s forthcoming speech to Congress
-The President's conversation with Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Price’s conversation with Ehrlichman
-Draft
-New material
-Research
-Apollo 15 astronauts
-Visit to Congress
-Ehrlichman’s view
-Tax
-George P. ShultzAlso recorded on September 8, 1971
- 008-048 1:27 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:27 pm to 1:28 pm.
- 274-032 1:27 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:27 pm to 1:28 pm.
- 274-033 1:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:34 pm.
- 274-034 1:34 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 008-050 1:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 274-035 2:24 PM · 55 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 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 274-036 2:24 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 274-037 2:24 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-049, September 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-049 (accessed October 1, 2026).