Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-084
Nixon phone call with Ehrlichman on Education bill and Presidential veto
Friday, November 12, 1971 · 2:36 PM–2:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and John Ehrlichman discuss the President’s firm intention to veto an education bill due to philosophical objections regarding the role of government in child-rearing. Nixon addresses his tactical frustrations with Secretary Elliot L. Richardson, who disagrees with the administration's stance and has been hesitant to align with the President's position. Ehrlichman agrees to coordinate with Richardson while acknowledging the political pressure on the Secretary and the President's resolve to ultimately reject the legislation.
- Education bill
- Presidential veto
- Elliot L. Richardson
- Child-rearing policy
- Executive branch strategy
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NARA Description
On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 2:36 pm to 2:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-084 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-84
Date: November 12, 1971
Time: 2:36 pm - 2:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 297-40]
Ehrlichman's memo regarding Elliot L. Richardson
The President's veto of an education bill
-The President's possible statement
-Richardson
-Robert H. FinchTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on November 12, 1971
- 617-012 2:26 PM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Stephen B. Bull, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, Gerald R. Ford, Milton R. Young, Allen J. Ellender, George H. Mahon, Frank T. Bow, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 3:36 pm.
- 297-040 2:36 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:36 pm to 2:38 pm.
- 014-085 2:38 PM · 4 min — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:38 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 297-041 2:40 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:41 pm.
- 297-042 2:41 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:41 pm and 3:55 pm.
- 297-043 2:41 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:41 pm and 3:55 pm.
- 297-044 2:41 PM · 54 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 2:41 pm and 3:55 pm.
- 297-045 2:41 PM · 21 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 2:41 pm and 3:55 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-084, November 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190699). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-084 (accessed November 15, 2026).