Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 258 › Conversation 258-026

Nixon & Ehrlichman on Grand Jury and John Mitchell

Wednesday, June 16, 1971 · 8:22 PM–8:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation258-026 onTape 258 (tape position 00:41:24–00:42:48)StartWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 8:22 PMEndWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 8:25 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 258-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and John Ehrlichman discuss the status of a grand jury investigation and the implications of potential delays. Nixon seeks clarification on Attorney General John Mitchell's position regarding the scheduling of legal proceedings. The participants emphasize the need for coordinated oversight, with Nixon asserting his intent to maintain control and personally verify the status of the situation.

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Not at all.
Yeah, John, I guess reading the memorandum with regard to the grand jury thing, you talked to Mitchell about it.
About it.
I was curious about his question of the delay of one thing, I guess.
The last thing we're going to get out of here if you delay it a few times, but they have, they have a member of the Air Force that's going to be flying for four days on this plane.
And the last thing we're going to do is we're going to make sure you're in charge, and I'm going to call and check with all of you.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.

NARA Description

On June 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:22 pm to 8:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 258-26

Date: June 16, 1971

Time: 8:22 pm - 8:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman

[See Conversation No. 5-101]

Also recorded on June 17, 1971

  • 258-019 8:07 PM · 24 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 8:07 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 258-020 8:07 PM · 11 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 8:07 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 005-101 8:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:22 pm to 8:25 pm.
  • 005-102 8:25 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:31 pm.
  • 005-103 8:31 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:31 pm to 8:36 pm.
  • 258-028 8:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:31 pm to 8:36 pm.
  • 005-104 8:36 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 258-029 8:36 PM · 3 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 8:36 pm and 8:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 258-026, June 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/258-026 (accessed September 18, 2026).