Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-008

Nixon phone call with Ehrlichman on Executive Office Building

Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 4:44 PM–4:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation029-008 on Tape 29StartThursday, August 3, 1972 at 4:44 PMEndThursday, August 3, 1972 at 4:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 029-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and John Ehrlichman spoke briefly to coordinate their upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the discussion was establishing the timing for a future meeting at the Executive Office Building. No substantive policy decisions were made during this brief administrative check-in.

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NARA Description

On August 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 4:44 pm to 4:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 29-8

Date: August 3, 1972
Time: 4:44 pm - 4:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

John D. Ehrlichman talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 353-21B]

     The President’s schedule
          -Executive Office Building [EOB]
          -Forthcoming meeting with Ehrlichman
                -Timing

Also recorded on August 3, 1972

  • 029-006 4:15 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 353-019 4:15 PM · 14 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 4:15 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 029-007 4:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:30 pm to 4:33 pm.
  • 029-009 4:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:45 pm and 4:57 pm.
  • 353-022 4:45 PM · 6 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 4:45 pm and 4:47 pm.
  • 029-010 4:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis talked on the telephone from 4:57 pm to 4:59 pm.
  • 353-023 4:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:57 pm to 4:59 pm.
  • 353-024 5:00 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:00 pm to 5:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 029-008, August 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).