Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-100
Nixon phone call with Ehrlichman on Demonstrations and Public Relations
Thursday, May 6, 1971 · 1:49 PM–1:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 45 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and John Ehrlichman coordinate a strategy to thank supporters who participated in recent demonstrations, a proposal Nixon had previously discussed with H.R. Haldeman. The pair plans to finalize the logistics of these meetings, determining whether to slot the supporters and a separate session with George Shultz around 2:30 or 3:00 p.m. Nixon delegates the final scheduling decisions to Ehrlichman and Haldeman, instructing them to act promptly.
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NARA Description
On May 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 1:49 pm to 1:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-100 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 42-100
Date: May 6, 1971
Time: 1:49 pm - 1:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
John D. Ehrlichman talked with the President.
Meeting with President's supporters on demonstrations
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Timing
-George P. ShultzAlso recorded on May 6, 1971
- 493-015 12:32 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 1:06 pm.
- 493-016 1:06 PM · 37 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 493-017 1:06 PM · 17 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 4:15 pm.
- 042-101 1:50 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:24 pm.
- 042-102 2:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Croby S. Noyes talked on the telephone from 2:24 pm to 2:26 pm.
- 042-103 2:26 PM · 2 min — Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, unknown person(s), and John F. Evans, Jr.'s secretary talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 5:00 pm.
- 493-018 2:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 493-019 2:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 5:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 042-100, May 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-100 (accessed October 3, 2026).