Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-140

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on John Ehrlichman and Political strategy

Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 7:37 PM–7:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation013-140 on Tape 13 (tape position 04:12:42–04:13:02)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:37 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:38 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-140 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman discuss the scheduling of John Ehrlichman, specifically considering whether he should meet with the President or proceed with travel plans to Boston. Nixon expresses that a meeting with Ehrlichman would be useful but determines that substantive discussions regarding political strategy should be postponed to a later time. The brief exchange concludes with an agreement to defer these political consultations.

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It'd be useful to have Ehrlichman come down if he'd like.
Is he planning to go up to Boston?
That's fine.
Better.
Okay.
I just thought if we talked about politics.
No, no.
I didn't go there.
We can talk politics later.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.

NARA Description

On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:37 pm to 7:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-140 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-140

Date: November 4, 1971

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Time: 7:37 pm - 7:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     John D. Ehrlichman's schedule
          -Possible meeting with the President

Also recorded on November 5, 1971

  • 013-135 7:24 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 013-136 7:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 013-138 7:35 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lloyd J. Christie talked on the telephone from 7:35 pm to 7:36 pm.
  • 013-139 7:36 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 7:37 pm.
  • 013-141 7:38 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:38 pm and 7:43 pm.
  • 013-142 7:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:43 pm to 7:44 pm.
  • 013-143 7:44 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:44 pm.
  • 013-144 7:44 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-140, November 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-140 (accessed October 12, 2026).