Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 255 › Conversation 255-031
Nixon & Ehrlichman on Housing policy and White House administration
Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 10:29 AM–10:34 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with John D. Ehrlichman to coordinate a briefing regarding housing policy. The brief discussion focused on scheduling a meeting to address these concerns. No substantive policy developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
- Housing policy
- Scheduling
- White House administration
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NARA Description
On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:29 am and 10:34 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 255-31
Date: June 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:29 am and 10:34 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman
Request for meeting
-Housing
President’s locationAlso recorded on June 9, 1971
- 004-085 9:25 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 10:24 am.
- 255-032 9:25 AM · 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 9:25 am and 10:34 am.
- 255-023 10:29 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:29 am and 10:34 am.
- 004-086 10:34 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 10:34 am to 10:35 am.
- 255-033 10:34 AM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:34 am to 12:00 pm.
- 004-087 10:35 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 10:38 am.
- 004-088 10:38 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 10:38 am to 10:39 am.
- 004-089 10:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:39 am and 12:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 255-031, June 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/255-031 (accessed September 27, 2026).